Banca de DEFESA: DAVID RAPHAEL ARAUJO DA FÉ

Uma banca de DEFESA de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : DAVID RAPHAEL ARAUJO DA FÉ
DATE: 28/07/2025
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: CCHLA
TITLE:

Notebook of poems: A poetic and imagetic analysis of a Brazilian Scenarios through Maria Bethânia’s Literary Curatorship.

KEY WORDS:

Maria Bethânia; Caderno de Poesias; National Entity; Cultural Memory; Literary Tradition.

PAGES: 42
BIG AREA: Lingüística, Letras e Artes
AREA: Letras
SUBÁREA: Literatura Comparada
SUMMARY:

This thesis analyzes the book Caderno de Poesias (2015), organized by Brazilian artist Maria Bethânia. The work brings together sixty-five texts that collectively construct the image of a mosaic-like Brazil, both idealized and envisioned by the artist. The aim of this study is to examine how Bethânia’s literary selections function as historical testimonies of the conditions experienced by the Brazilian people across diverse contexts. Additionally, it seeks to understand the social, cultural, and economic dynamics that shape the multiple “Brazils” represented in the literary notebook. The theoretical framework includes contributions from authors such as Roland Barthes, Bertrand Westphal (2011), Yi-Fu Tuan (2015), Robert T. Tally Jr. (2019), and Durval Muniz de Albuquerque Jr. (1999), among others. Barthes’ semiological approach allows for the interpretation of ideological constructions behind the signs present in the work; Tuan’s Topophilia explores the emotional and psychological connections between individuals and their environments; and Westphal’s geocriticism offers an interdisciplinary lens to examine the relationship between space, time, and narrative. The methodology involves the analysis of four poems by Patativa do Assaré (O padre Henrique e o dragão da maldade, ABC do Nordeste flagelado, Aos poetas clássicos, and Emigração e suas consequências), one poem by Carlos Drummond de Andrade (Águas e mágoas do Rio São Francisco), and a music-poem by Caetano Veloso (Genipapo Absoluto). These texts give rise to both symbolic and concrete landscapes, in which physical space is marked by social, cultural, emotional, and historical elements. The findings highlight Bethânia’s literary curation as a poetic-historical testimony of Brazilian society, culminating in the metaphor of a “inner Brazil.” This research contributes to a broader understanding of the relationship between literature, space, and society, evoking an emotional Brazil that transcends physical space and resides in the subjective realm of literature, memory, and belonging.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1675070 - JOSE LUIZ FERREIRA
Interna - 1803529 - REGINA SIMON DA SILVA
Externo à Instituição - JOAQUIM ADELINO DANTAS DE OLIVEIRA - UFRN
Externa à Instituição - LÍGIA MARIA DA SILVA - SEEC
Externo à Instituição - PAULO GUILHERMINO DOS SANTOS