Banca de DEFESA: PAULO GUILHERMINO DOS SANTOS

Uma banca de DEFESA de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : PAULO GUILHERMINO DOS SANTOS
DATE: 31/05/2023
TIME: 14:30
LOCAL: CCHLA
TITLE:

Multitemporal trauma: the fictionalization of the civil-military dictatorship in three contemporary brazilian novels

KEY WORDS:

Civil-military dictatorship; traumatic experience; K. – Relato de uma busca; Cabo de guerra; A noite da espera.

PAGES: 178
BIG AREA: Linguística, Letras e Artes
AREA: Letras
SUBÁREA: Literatura Comparada
SUMMARY:

The objective of this thesis is to investigate the process of fictionalization of the civil-military dictatorship (1964-1985) in the novels K. – Relato de uma busca (2014), by Bernardo Kucinski; Cabo de guerra (2016), by Ivone Benedetti; and A noite da espera (2017), by Milton Hatoum. In this sense, and relying on Antonio Candido (1993; 2006) to help us understand how the Brazilian authoritarian experience manifests itself in the formal structure of these works, we observe that the recurrence of the traumatic experience is a common element in the three stories, manifesting itself in different times. As such, our study analyzes the three novels based on the concept of trauma proposed by Márcio Seligmann-Silva (2000; 2003; 2005), giving special attention to the role of temporal multiplicity in the aesthetic construction of the selected works. Additionally, we observe that the condition of exile and the feeling of guilt play an enabling role in the traumatic experiences in the studied stories. The analyzed novels, therefore, reveal a trend in the literature published during the last decade (2011-2020) of portraying, through narrators and/or protagonists in the present, how the traumas experienced before, during, and after the dictatorship have endured and intensified over time. By recognizing the recurring presence of this type of narrative structure, we can catch a glimpse of a new literary trend emerging in Brazilian fiction, characterized mainly by the revelation of a traumatic condition that persists through time. In this sense, the overflowing experience is formalized in the structure of the works through a non-linear temporality that mimics the chaotic nature of remembrance in individuals subjected to excessively painful experiences. The lack of punishment and appropriate responses to the military dictatorship, therefore, have allowed it to continue as a trauma spanning multiple periods in Brazilian life. Its formalization in literary writing is both a cry of hope against censorship and an indication of the persistence of our authoritarian heritage.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1675070 - JOSE LUIZ FERREIRA
Externo ao Programa - 1513790 - ANDREY PEREIRA DE OLIVEIRA - UFRNExterna ao Programa - 1223367 - JULIANE VARGAS WELTER - UFRNExterno à Instituição - ALEXANDRE BEZERRA ALVES - UERN
Externa à Instituição - MARIA SUELY DA COSTA - UEPB