Revista KIXARÁ

MURASAKI SHIKIBU

Maria Luiza Honorio Zhou Lin, Joy Nascimento Afonso — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0300

This article briefly presents the Japanese writer Murasaki Shikibu, author of the world’s first literary novel, dating back to the 11th century. The book, Genji Monogatari, which she wrote, encompasses much of the customs of Heian society, in which women lived at the mercy of men. Therefore, in order to contextualize this period, which was contemporary to the aforementioned writer, the theories of Takenaga (1987) and Suzuki (2003) were used. At the same time, we conducted a biographical survey, although unfortunately scarce, of Murasaki Shikibu, followed by the plot of her Magnum Opus. We conclude this research by pointing out the difficulty in finding Brazilian academic studies about Murasaki Shikibu and Genji Monogatari, which points to the need to change this scenario of hegemonically Western and phallocentric Literature, partially permeable to what is Eastern, which, as a rule, is appreciated only (or more) for its exoticism, when it has so much to teach and offer us. It is important to spread the name and achievements of Shikibu, who has been revered in Japan for over ten centuries, not in vain.

RIVER-FATHER, TEAR-MOTHER: FAMILY AND GENDER IN GUIMARÃES ROSA AND CONCEIÇÃO EVARISTO

Sarah Diva da Silva Ipiranga, André Araújo do Nascimento — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0300

In “A terceira margem do rio” (“The Third Bank of the River”), by Guimarães Rosa, and “Olhos d’água” (“Watery Eyes”), by Conceição Evaristo, the plots are developed with contributions from the encounters and mismatches among parents and children. As a landscape that meanders through this “parenthood”, in the first, there is a river; and in the second, tears. In both narratives, son and daughter, respectively, who find themselves in the space of absence (the disappearance of the father and the uncertainty of the color of the mother’s eyes), undertake a search for an image, both paternal and maternal, that can configure a presence. Those two images trigger identities of masculine and feminine, of paternity and maternity, as spaces that transit between history and intimacy, affection and power. Both plots rely on several other operational readings, such as social issues in the countryside and the city. Therefore, our theoretical foundation includes a historical and sociological approach (Ariès, 1981; Perrot, 1991; Elias, 1994), philosophical (Badiou, 1995; Han, 2023) and the theory about blackness and ancestry (Oliveira, 2018). In the end, in both plots, water is the conductor of the identities that are constructed in the stories and reconfigure the places of mother-father-daughter-son.

DEMOCRATIC AND PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT IN BRAZILIAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0300

Abstract: This article aims to discuss the importance of democratic and participatory management in public schools, demonstrating how possible this experience can be, as it is in Sobral, a city in Ceará County. In a country that has recently gone through a gradual and, finally, acute process of complete obscurantism due to retrograde governments in every sense, and, with special emphasis, in Education, being in a progressive government as we currently are, opens up space for us to give new meaning to rigid teaching concepts that had tied us to a past without much progress in this area. With a school model that emphasizes the dialogue between teaching and society, achieving excellence becomes easier. To support the assumptions we bring here, we are based on some Education theorists, such as Freire (2000), Lück et al. (2007), Paro (2010; 2005) and Valerien (1993). We conclude that in light of what is happening in Sobral City, it is fully possible to have schools whose democratic and participatory management points to greater advances in pedagogical and social terms.

SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS OF CHARACTERS’FUNCTIONS IN THE SHORT STORY “HANSEL AND GRETEL”, COMPILED BY THE GRIMM BROTHERS

Brenda Lima dos Santos Lopes, Antônia De Jesus Sales — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0300

In this article, we analyze the tale “Hansel and Gretel”, as it was compiled by the Grimm Brothers, applying Propp’s theory (2001) to fairy tales, as studied in the Literature and Semiotics classes of the Bachelor’s Degree in Portuguese Language and Literature at the Universidade Estadual do Ceará (Uece). We thus aim to identify and exemplify the narrative functions proposed by this theorist in the tale, discussing the role and evolution of the characters. We also use studies such as those by Greimas (1987) and Tatar (2002) to support our considerations. The analysis revealed the presence of Propp’s narrative functions in this tale, identifying the dynamics between the main characters. The integrated approach allowed us to explore the psychological and social dynamics present in it, considering aspects such as gender, power and parental responsibility. We conclude that the cultural and temporal adaptations of fairy tales highlight the continued relevance of those narratives in contemporary society and that, although Propp's theory (2001) provides a basis for the analysis of fairy tales, the critical analysis of family and social dynamics demands that we have more precise models to describe characters in current, contemporary contexts.

O ITINERÁRIO POÉTICO DE CARLOS DRUMMOND DE ANDRADE, O GAUCHE

Luciana Bessa Silva — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0300

The gauche, the aesthetic personality of the poet, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, according to Affonso Romano de Sant’Anna (1992), is the theme of this article. Thus, we propose to explore the crooked, left, marginalized and painful universe of Drummond’s poetry. Initially, we will learn some biographical details about the author; then we will discuss the role of the lyrical self and approach the gauche aspect, announced in the debut work, Alguma Poesia (1930). Next, we will explore Brejo das Almas (1934), Sentimento do Mundo (1940) and A Rosa do Povo (1945), seeking aspects of this gauche characteristic. This is a bibliographical work, whose theoretical contributors are: Sant’Anna (1980), Santiago (1976) and Andrade (2015), etc. Based on Humberto Eco’s (1968) assertion that “the work is open”, we’ll adopt the interpretative/hermeneutic method; we’ll pay attention to the biographical, historical and stylistic aspects of the author. Drummond, holder of an essence and a writing style that’s typical of the gauche, was one of the important poets of the 20th century and, by way of homage, we present his poetic itinerary here, hoping that this research will serve as a basis for present and future investigations on our gauche, doing justice to his relevance.

SOME PHONOLOGICAL SIMILARITIES AND DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN PORTUGUESE AND SPANISH AND THEIR DIDATIC IMPLICATIONS

Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0300

This article focuses on the phonological similarities and discrepancies between Portuguese and Spanish, considering the pedagogical implications of this connection for the teaching of Portuguese as a second language, especially respecting native Spanish speakers. Using a qualitative approach and based on an extensive bibliographic review of specialist authors, such as Coutinho (1976) and Sáez et al. (2002) among others, the study contemplates a historical and phonological perspective of the two languages. Although Portuguese and Spanish share a common origin in Latin and present points of phonological convergence that facilitate the learning process, there are also significant dissonances – such as the presence of open-mid vowels, the variation in the pronunciation of consonants and the phenomenon of monophthongization of diphthongs – that do not coincide in both languages and can represent an important barrier for teachers and students at certain times. Such particularities very often impose specific methodological requirements that go beyond traditional teaching resources and demand a differentiated and contrasting approach to teaching Portuguese that is not always used. We conclude that the historical path of these languages and their distinct developments over the centuries have shaped phonological structures that directly affect the learning of Portuguese as a second language.

120 AÑOS DE LUISA CARNÉS

Ana Paula Cabrera — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0300

Este artículo pretende mostrar la vida y obra de Luisa Carnés, escritora española exiliada en México, huyendo de la dictadura franquista, y que cumpliría 120 años el 3 de marzo de 2025. Su obra, en su mayor parte inédita en Brasil, cuenta con la autora de ese artículo como única investigadora brasileña autorizada por la familia de Luisa Carnés para publicarla en nuestro país. Por lo tanto, esta investigación tiene un enfoque cualitativo, un objetivo exploratorio y un carácter básico, sustentado teóricamente en los trabajos de Cabrera (2024; 2020), Rejano (1978, 1966) y Valle (1947). Esperamos, al final de esa investigación que ahora estamos realizando sobre esta prestigiosa autora, haber expuesto aquí toda su grandeza aún desconocida –incluso en su lugar de origen, España.

IMAGINARY AND MELANCHOLY IN VERSES

Luiza Liene Bressan da Costa, Marília Köenig, Maria Gisele Bezerra de Lima — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0300

Este estudo traz à tona a alma feminina marcada pelos símbolos que sugerem a dor, a melancolia e o vazio existencial presentes na vida e, consequentemente, na obra de Florbela Espanca. Trata-se aqui de uma análise poética, um estudo descritivo, de estofamento bibliográfico, cuja linha teórica está centrada nos estudos do Imaginário de Durand (2012), objetivando compreender os sentimentos ecoados nos poemas “Lágrimas Ocultas” e “A Minha Dor”, da poetisa, que foram publicados no Livro de Mágoas (1919). Buscamos, a partir desses sonetos, analisar a manifestação da melancolia e da dor nessa beletrista emblemática para a Literatura Portuguesa. Também estudamos, ainda que de forma sucinta, os desdobramentos do feminino que reverberam nos poemas em análise e repercutem na biografia da autora, em palavras doridas que espelham os inúmeros sofrimentos que ela vivenciou. Para isso, fundamentamo-nos em Araujo (2020), Frazão (2024) e outros estudiosos. Por meio deste trabalho, foi-nos possível compreender o imaginário das dores advindas do amor exposto na produção de Florbela Espanca. Portanto, concluímos que esta é uma investigação acadêmica válida e que colabora, junto com outras investigações de nossos pares, para resgatar o brilhantismo e o pioneirismo de Florbela Espanca, silenciados pelo cânone literário português, mau grado seu.

EXPEDIENTE

Yls Rabelo Câmara — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0300

EDITORIAL

Yls Rabelo Câmara — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0300

MÔNICA MAGALHÃES CAVALCANTE E SEU LEGADO PARA A LINGUÍSTICA TEXTUAL BRASILEIRA

Mayara Arruda Martins, Mariza Angélica Paiva Brito — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0300

Não se aplica.

D’AS BRUMAS DE AVALON, SURGE MARION ZIMMER BRADLEY

Santa Paixão Ribeiro de Sousa — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0300

FROM THE MISTS OF AVALON COMES MARION ZIMMER BRADLEY: THE WRITER WHO RECONFIGURED THE ARTHURIAN LEGEND

O PIONEIRISMO DE RACHEL DE QUEIROZ

Caroline Batista Fantini de Novais — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0300

A femenageada neste panegírico é, para nós, muito especial. Dentre as suas múltiplas obras, Memorial de Maria Moura (1992) foi a escolhida para nos guiar como objeto de estudo no Mestrado em Língua Portuguesa que finalizamos na Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP). Vimos refinando nossa investigação nesse sentido – especialmente por meio da nossa participação ativa noGrupo de Estudos Filhas de Avalon, do qual somos Membra Fundadora – investigando e publicando sobre beletristasnacionais e internacionais que, diferentemente de Rachel de Queiroz, tiveram protagonismo em suas vidas e legadosliterários, mas não as mesmas oportunidades nem a mesma visibilidade.

GILKA MACHADO

Adriele Oliveira da Silva — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0300

Não consta.

AGATHA CHRISTIE

Amanda van Baak Jansen — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0300

Um resumo sobre a vida de Agatha Christie.