A Revista de Estudos Culturais é uma publicação do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Estudos Culturais da Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades da Universidade de São Paulo (EACH/USP). A revista incentiva a submissão de artigos originais e resenhas em todas as vertentes dos Estudos Culturais.
Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Artes, Ciência e Humanidades
Alegria e preguiça: arte contemporânea em museus etnográficos
Muitos museus etnográficos incorporam obras de arte contemporânea entre as mostras de seus acervos permanentes. Seja para compensar lacunas históricas, seja como parte do processo de atualização do espaço expositivo museal ou ainda uma reação às críticas das últimas décadas, que apontaram os museus etnográficos (e também os universais) como a própria representação materializada da narrativa colonial. Com as discussões sobre restituição à baila na esfera pública e midiática, a arte contemporânea passou a figurar dentro dos museus como um instrumento de suposta indicação de abertura à discussão sobre a devolução de objetos ou um jeito de assimilar e debater as críticas externas nas próprias paredes dos museus, como se as obras de artistas que tiveram seus antepassados vilipendiados pudessem redimir os museus de sua aura sepulcral e colecionista dos antigos gabinetes de curiosidades. O presente trabalho pretende discutir sobre o papel decolonizador da arte contemporânea em museus etnográficos e seus limites nas políticas de reparação e restituição, analisando as obras de artistas contemporâneos em duas exposições recentes em museus etnográficos: no Museu Wereld (até outubro de 2024), em Leiden, na Holanda, as obras de Emeka Ogboh, e na exposição “Benin – Retrospectiva-Perspectiva” (de outubro a dezembro de 2023), no Museu Weltkulturen de Frankfurt, na Alemanha, as obras de Mayowa Tomori e Osaze Amadasun. Os três artistas têm como tema a restituição das peças de bronze do antigo reino do Benin. A partir da metodologia de Marília Xavier Cury (2021), é analisada como a montagem das exposições sugere diferentes leituras, mas as legendas que as acompanham levam a uma mesma conclusão quanto à pauta dos artistas de que a restituição das obras não cabe aos museus.
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A professora e pesquisadora Jimena Perry é docente na Universidade de Iona, dedicando suas pesquisas ao campo do patrimônio cultural e história pública. Dra. Jimena Perry é historiadora, antropóloga, curadora e historiadora pública latino-americana, cujo trabalho se concentra em memória, museus, violência, patrimônio cultural e história da antropologia na América Latina. A sua formação acadêmica une a investigação histórica rigorosa com uma sensibilidade antropológica à cultura e à representação, atuando como Professora Assistente no Departamento de História da Universidade Iona, em Nova York, onde ministra cursos sobre história latino-americana, narrativa oral e digital e história pública. Sua abordagem pedagógica combina análise histórica com ferramentas digitais, como ClioVis e ArcGIS StoryMaps, para ajudar os alunos a visualizar narrativas, linhas do tempo e histórias espaciais. Suas pesquisas têm enfoque teórico-metodológico na dimensão cultural e pública, com estudos como: “Museus, Exposições e Memórias da Violência na Colômbia: Tentando Lembrar", bem como inúmeros capítulos de livros e artigos revisados ​​por pares publicados em periódicos como Space and Culture, International Public History, USAbroad e A Contracorriente. Ela coeditou os volumes "Comunidades digitales, museos e historia pública”. Sua pesquisa enfatiza abordagens interseccionais à memória e à prática curatorial, frequentemente com foco nas experiências de mulheres e iniciativas comunitárias. Nesta entrevista, Jimena nos apresenta um panomora histórico-antrológico dos usos públicos do passado, envolvendo especialmente vozes e práticas do Sul Global. Ela também atua no Comitê Diretor da IFPH (2021-2028) e é membro ativo da Rede Latino-Americana de História Pública (Red LAHP).
Aging and care management for the aged during Covid-19 pandemic
For a long time, the social, financial and health needs of the aged were considered to be a private and family responsibility, but in the mid-twentieth century this became a social issue and some responsibility was transferred to the public and economic sectors. Recently, however, this trend has undergone a process of re-privatization, whereby responsibility for the old age is placed again on the individual and the family. With regard to carefor the aged, these processes put pressure on the government, but also on other institutions and civil society organizations, such as communities and families, especially in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Reação e resiliência – o campo da História na Pandemia
When it comes to learning, wishing is not enough
Present-time emotional and motivational reactions to news about the pandemic in freshman college students
The COVID-19 pandemic has produced significant changes in different areas of study. Verbal reports on scales of present moods have been shown to be effective as access to subjective states, and their emotional, motivational and behavioral components. The use of Engelmann's Present Mood States List (PMSL) allowed the description of profiles of present mood states of freshman college students, faced with newsabout the current Covid-19 worldwide pandemic. The mood states’ profiles indicated by these verbal reports also show dispositions linked to the professionalizing expectations of psychology students, expanding the understanding of the impact of a pandemic on the motivations and emotions of young people involved in the environment of calamity.
Museus, diversidade e acessibilidade: a comunicação museológica como instrumento de acessibilidade
A Museologia contemporânea tem refletido sobre como os museus podem promover a diversidade e incluir pessoas com deficiência (PcD), público que, segundo dados do IBGE (2023), soma 18,6 milhões no Brasil. Assim, questiona-se: como a comunicação museológica pode ser um instrumento de acessibilidade às PcDs na atualidade? Este artigo analisa como a comunicação museológica pode ser um instrumento de acessibilidade, usando referenciais como definições do ICOM (2022), as diretrizes da Mesa de Santiago (1972) e as normativas do IBRAM. A pesquisa qualitativa articula a Nova Museologia e os Estudos da Deficiência para investigar práticas que promovem o acesso ao patrimônio cultural. Os resultados indicam que é necessário que os museus implementem estratégias contínuas, que abrangem desde a eliminação de barreiras arquitetônicas até a qualificação dos processos de mediação cultural e educativa, assegurando que todos os visitantes possam usufruir das experiências culturais de forma autônoma e equitativa.
Da “vida museal” de um objeto: do espólio à exposição de uma coleção africana
A exposição “Outros Navios: uma coleção afro-atlântica” (24.7.2024 – 16.2.2025) é um caso emblemático da nova relação entre exposição e coleção, do uso inovador de tecnologias e da articulação entre educação antirracista, tolerância religiosa e diversidade cultural. Essa exposição levou para fora do Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia da USP objetos do seu acervo e fez da Galeria de Arte do Centro Cultural FIESP um espaço de aprendizagem do tempo presente. A partir da pesquisa de proveniência de um pente africano, analisamos a musealização de bens culturais de terceiros e a narrativa curatorial da exposição, notadamente o seu silêncio em torno da constituição de coleções africanas no período pós-colonial e do atual debate sobre restituição.
The paranoiac-critical method: from theory to application
In 1933, Salvador Dalí contrive the Paranoid-Critical Method (PCM) and defined it through mysterious ways to do. This article aims to decode the mysteries of the method and reintroduce it as a possibility for teaching and creative stimulation, under the justification that it is little known and underexplored by pedagogy. The methodological procedures for this task begin with the theoretical framework, the book “Oui: The Paranoid-Critical Revolution”, in which Dalí contextualized the PCM. The research continues with an inductive phase, through observation, comparison, and generalization of textual data—essential from a qualitative standpoint to answer the research's guiding questions. The study then proceeds deductively through conclusions drawn from the interpretive textual results obtained from different lines of study. Among the intended outcomes is material that bridges theory and student practice—a notion of praxis, that is, the act of 'knowing-how-to-do' in the full sense: the 'dialectical relationship between the human, things, and consciousness', presenting the PCM as a tool for the production of new knowledges.
Jouissance, violence and the abjection of trans bodies in Brazil
The study investigates the intersection between hypersexualization and human rights violations experienced by trans people in Brazil. It analyzes the possible correlation between the consumption of adult content involving trans bodies and the murder rates of this population, based on a 2023 report that ranked the country as the global leader in hate crimes for the fifteenth consecutive year. Methodologically, the research combines document analysis, interpretation of primary statistical sources, and investigative bibliographic review, employing a qualitative and argumentative approach. It is grounded in the Epistemologies of the South and uses intersectionality as an interpretative tool. The findings contribute to understanding how the objectification of trans identitiesis linked to their social vulnerability and point to directions for further research on this relationship.
violence against transgender individuals
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In search of an object: ceramics,women, work and education
This study presents a systematic mapping for understanding what has been produced regarding what we refer to as the triad of work-art-education, in the context of this text, in handmade pottery by women. This mapping is part of research conducted in a postgraduate degree program in Education. By outlining the object, we aim to understand what has been researched on this topic in the last ten years, in order to refine and enhance the paths of the research project.The search was conducted using the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations as locus, and its results shows 11 theses and dissertations briefly analyzed in this article.
The “strong femalecharacter”: representationand stereotype of femininity in brazilian police series
In this text, we examine the representation of female police officers in Brazilian TV series in dialogue with the so-called “strong female character” stereotype – a portrayal that attributes to women codes traditionally associated with “hegemonic masculinity.” The theoretical framework draws on studies of social representation, media circulation and the concept of “gender performance”. As case studies, we analyze the series A Justiceira (TV Globo, 1997), Rotas do Ódio (Universal TV, 2018), and Bom Dia, Verônica (Netflix,2020), identifying in the protagonists their visual representations, behaviors, and motivations. Among the findings, we note the predominance of white female leads, the frequent use of dark/neutral-toned clothing, and, notably, the presence of narratives that contrast reason and emotion – associated with the distinction between masculinity and femininity.
Gender and genre representations in the films Jurassic Parkand ammonite
This paper analyzes representations of genders and genres in contemporary films featuring characters of paleontologists: the American movie Jurassic Park (1993) and the British one Ammonite (2020). Both have in common a critical stance towards the male gender and certain aspects of film genres. However, while Jurassic Park confronts the roles given to genders without showing the class relations implied – a liberal feminist position –, Ammonite focuses on the oppression of women and shows that it is linked to the difference in social class – a Marxist feminist position. The analysis is based on the theoretical framework of materialist discourse analysis, on feminist-Marxist studies by Silvia Federici and on Bordwell and Thompson's observations on film genre.
Situated knowledge of women in situations of violence: an intersectional analysis of the Maria da Penha Law
The work is based on a segment of doctoral research, aiming to discuss the need for an intersectional approach to violence against women, particularly through the actions enabled by the Maria da Penha Law. A bibliographic method will be used, in addition to field research conducted in a Domestic Violence Court, from which two protective order cases were selected for analysis. For interpreting the narratives, theoretical contributions that address a black and South American genealogy were employed, broadening the understanding of intersectionality. As a result, I conclude that policies addressing gender based violence must consider the social categories of oppression and privilege in which they are embedded, examining the issue alongside other simultaneous forces.
Children's literature and childhood education at the center of the anti-gender crusade
This article addresses the issue of conservative anti-gender offensives in children's education, based on controversial episodes involving the attempt to censor children's literature books in the context of schools in the metropolitan region of São Paulo. The cases analyzed represent the social, political and cultural scenario that we have experienced in recent years, revealing the striking and incisive presence of religious activism that finds in "gender ideology" an artifact of persuasion. Its theoretical reference is research on children's literature and gender diversity, which points to the gender stereotypes present in these cultural artifacts produced for children and problematizes messages focused on gender norms. Reflections on such threats and denunciations reveal a possibility of removing this problem from invisibility.
Entrevista com Maria Amélia de Almeida Teles
Zumbi dos Palmares faces Brazilian racial democracy: mythical and cultural confrontations in the trenches of history
This article aims to discuss how the mythification of Zumbi dos Palmares (1655-1695) became, culturally and politically, instruments to confront the myth of racial democracy in Brazil. In this sense, the mythology constructed around the Palmares’ leader produced images, discourses and narratives that were fundamental to reimagining the formation of the country, confronting, on the basis of the mythical discourse, the myth that Brazilian history is egalitarian and mild in terms of its racial relations. The interpenetrations among history, memory and mythology produce representations that contribute to outlining plural and divergent notions of collective identity within the scope of unequal ethnic-racial relations in Brazilian society.
Variação linguística: escalada do pajubá em espaços impenetráveis
Este artigo apresenta pesquisa sobre as experiências vividas pela comunidade dissidente, especialmente suas formas de comunicação, com ênfase no uso do pajubá, linguagem carregada de identidade e cultura. A pesquisa qualitativa, realizada a partir de estudos teóricos, entrevistas e análises documentais, com base na observação participante, possibilitou uma análise sobre o uso e a expansão dessa variante linguística, por meio de entrevistas tanto de estudantes egressas quanto de professores trans-travestis. Isso permitiu visualizar como essa linguagem se difundiu em espaços antes impenetráveis e o quanto ainda precisa avançar em relação à adoção de métodos eficazes para o reconhecimento do pajubá em sua efetividade.
Casmurro’s echoes in Chico Buarque’s Budapest
Machado de Assis’s work appear in many momentsof Chico Buarque’s fiction, also becoming a reference when the subject is the literature itself, as would be the case in Budapest. In this novel, one can figure an unreliable and paranoid narrator, narcissist and competitive, but at the same time insecure. The discussion of its conquests and failures and his search for a respectable position among his public, in a story of revenge, seems to echo Dom Casmurro’s autobiographical narrative.
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Pokemon and the boundaries of identity on different media platforms
Pokémon is a Japanese media franchise that comprehends a vast array of products, being characterized for its transmedia inclination. The narratives that permeate the franchise revolve around fictional creatures distinctive for their designs and patterns of behavior, named pokémon. In this investigation, we aim to observe how identities are formulated in the dialogue between the graphic aspects used in the construction of characters in Pokémon and matters of gender, performance and sexualities. To this end, we will analyze diferente Pokémon Productions responsible for materializing narratives that, due to their imagery and plot dynamics, reflect on the representations and performances of their characters in relation to genders and sexualities.
Stereotypes and fetishization of Japanese-Brazilian characters in national soap operas
This article explores the representation of Japanese-Brazilian women in Brazilian television soap operas and conceptualizes the terms stereotype, fetish, and representation. Based on the analysis of the plots of Bang Bang (2005), Morde e Assopra (2011), Sol Nascente (2016), Malhação Viva a Diferença (2017) and contextualization of the public's reception and controversies, this article examines how these representations influence the perception of the Japanese and their descendants, especially the women portrayed in Brazil. The article includes a table summarizing the main points, an analysis of the data, and a reflection on the representation of Japanese-Brazilian women in soap operas and its implications for the debate on media representation and its impact on minority communities.
Being a mother in the first half of the 20th Century: natural attribution, scientific learning and civic duty
This article analyzes the discourses on motherhood directed at women in the first half of the 20th century in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, seeking to highlight their ambiguous nature. On the one hand, it was stated that being a mother was the biological destiny of women, who were naturally endowed with a maternal instinct. On the other hand, it was argued that it was necessary to teach women how to perform the maternal role well. The analysis focuses on the journal Educação e Pediatria, published from 1913 to 1915, in Rio de Janeiro, and on materials used in the training of students at the Puericulture Center of the Escola Normal da Praça da República de São Paulo. The analysis is based on the perspective of discourse analysis, by Michel Foucault (2004).
The article historically addresses the place of women in Brazilian political thought, drawing on Anne Verjus's thesis (2002), which argues that the disconnection of women from their social enclaves accompanied the individualization of voting practice. It demonstrates that the topic – women and the vote – only began to be a matter of debate with the advent of the Republic, a moment when women’s absence from the act of voting started to be justified by sexist arguments questioning the electoral capacity of the female sex. Previously, women’s political capacity was implicitly included in the census calculation, assessed based on the contributions of family members, whether men or women. With the abolition of voting right based on family wealth, suffrage became an individual male practice, marking the beginning of sexism as a foundation for the political exclusion of women. The article suggests that this exclusion, based on sexist criteria, paved the way for the possibility of imagining female suffrage, achieved in 1932.
civic citizenship versus civil citizenship
“L'ouvrière, mot impie, sordide.”...o discurso da economia política francesa sobre as operárias (1840-1960)
L'ouvrière, mot impie, sordide”... O discurso da economia política francesa sobre as operárias (1840-1960) é uma tradução inédita no Brasil, e publicada pela primeira vez em língua portuguesa, de um ensaio escrito pela historiadora Joan Scott, atualmente professora do Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton (EUA). O texto foi originalmente publicado em inglês como sétimo capítulo do famoso livro Gender and the politics of history em 1988. Em 1990, foi traduzido e publicado em francês na Revue Actes de la recherche en sciences sociales por Pierre Bourdieu. A expressão “L’ouvrière mot impie, sordide” do título foi mantida em francês também na versão em inglês. O ensaio aborda o discurso da economia política francesa sobre as operárias, a partir do século XIX - período marcado por uma intensa aceleração da industrialização – , discutindo a posição de homens públicos e economistas políticos em relação ao crescimento do trabalho feminino, visto com preocupação e pessimismo.
Rose Marie Muraro: catholicism, feminism, publishing and censorship
This article focuses on the censorship, by the Ministry of Justice, of Rose Marie's Muraro's books Women in the Construction of the Future World (first edition 1966) and Automation and the Future of Man (1968). We seek to understand the censorship vetoes in 1975, that is, many years after their release and when these works had already had wide discussion among the public. The censorship of these books, in our view, has to be analyzed as an attempt to coercion and demonstration of power by the dictatorial government that was feeling the pressure from the growing mobilizations both for democracy and by the feminists. This article is divided into two parts: 1) General overview of Rose Marie Muraro’s activities, with emphasis on her work at Vozes Publisher; 2) Approach of the themes of the two works, and contextualized analysis of the censorship veto order.
“The same extraliterary insults are repeated tirelessly”: Homophobia and prejudice in the repeception on Mário de Andrade
In the society in which Mário de Andrade lived, there were various forms of prejudice, and his study offers a perspective for understanding artistic performance. Since the beginning of the 1920s, the São Paulo newspapers A Gazeta and Folha da Noite, and the magazine D. Quixote in Rio de Janeiro produced prejudiced content to ridicule the modernist group. Writers, journalists, and comedians have directed the most aggressive content against Mário de Andrade. They use specific artistic forms such as poetry, prose, and caricature. Different authors have used artistic resources to promote prejudiced speech, however, art is also an element of questioning prejudice. The author considered ideas from Queer Theory and chose visual material to comment on homophobic speech. This essay is based on documentation that is unknown to scholars of modernism and Mário de Andrade. Knowledge of its existence is a condition for overcoming prejudice.