Jeca in the laboratory: Nature, science and national identity in Monteiro Lobato

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Autor(a) principal: Junior, Arlindo Ferretti
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Westphal, Euler Renato, Meira, Roberta Barros
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: letrônica
Texto Completo: https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/letronica/article/view/39035
Resumo: The 20th century was marked by the rise of scientism in the political, economic and social spheres. Brazil had just become a Republic, and groups were disputing the important mission of building a new national identity. Armed with the new world productions, writers like Monteiro Lobato established contact with relevant scientists. This article seeks to discuss issues related to the figure of Jeca Tatu as a fundamental piece in the process of creating a Brazilian national identity, which brings us a rural culture that was fading with the fury of science and the progress sought by the new political regime. To this end, we discussed the author’s representations of the Brazilian bumpkin, mainly in the pages of “Urupês” (1914) and “Problema vital” (1918). The analysis of the sources reveals that the Paulista writer has appropriated the scientific discussions around man and Brazilian nature to build his projects of national identity.
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spelling Jeca in the laboratory: Nature, science and national identity in Monteiro LobatoO Jeca no laboratório: Natureza, ciência e identidade nacional em Monteiro LobatoMonteiro LobatoNational identityScienceMonteiro LobatoIdentidade nacionalCiênciaThe 20th century was marked by the rise of scientism in the political, economic and social spheres. Brazil had just become a Republic, and groups were disputing the important mission of building a new national identity. Armed with the new world productions, writers like Monteiro Lobato established contact with relevant scientists. This article seeks to discuss issues related to the figure of Jeca Tatu as a fundamental piece in the process of creating a Brazilian national identity, which brings us a rural culture that was fading with the fury of science and the progress sought by the new political regime. To this end, we discussed the author’s representations of the Brazilian bumpkin, mainly in the pages of “Urupês” (1914) and “Problema vital” (1918). The analysis of the sources reveals that the Paulista writer has appropriated the scientific discussions around man and Brazilian nature to build his projects of national identity.O século XX foi marcado pela ascensão do cientificismo nas esferas política, econômica e social. O Brasil havia acabado de se tornar República, e grupos disputavam a importante missão de construir uma nova identidade nacional. Munidos das novas produções mundiais, escritores como Monteiro Lobato estabeleceram contato com relevantes cientistas. Este artigo procura discutir questões relativas à figura do Jeca Tatu como peça fundamental no processo de criação de uma identidade nacional brasileira que faz saltar aos olhos uma cultura rural que se esmaecia com a fúria da ciência e do progresso almejado pelo novo regime político. Para tanto, tratamos das representações do caipira brasileiro feitas pelo autor, principalmente nas páginas de “Urupês” (1914) e “Problema vital” (1918). A análise das fontes revela que o escritor paulista se apropriou das discussões científicas em torno do homem e da natureza brasileira para construir seus projetos de identidade nacional.Editora da PUCRS - ediPUCRS2021-11-09info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/letronica/article/view/3903510.15448/1984-4301.2021.3.39035Letrônica; Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021): Subaltern Characters in Portuguese Language Literatures; e39035Letrônica; v. 14 n. 3 (2021): Personagens Subalternas nas Literaturas de Língua Portuguesa; e390351984-430110.15448/1984-4301.2021.3reponame:letrônicainstname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)instacron:PUC_RSporhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/letronica/article/view/39035/27199Copyright (c) 2021 Letrônicahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessJunior, Arlindo FerrettiWestphal, Euler RenatoMeira, Roberta Barros2021-11-09T14:32:09Zoai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/39035Revistahttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/letronicaPRIhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/letronica/oailetronica@pucrs.br||ivanetemileski@gmail.com1984-43011984-4301opendoar:2021-11-09T14:32:09letrônica - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)false
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O Jeca no laboratório: Natureza, ciência e identidade nacional em Monteiro Lobato
title Jeca in the laboratory: Nature, science and national identity in Monteiro Lobato
spellingShingle Jeca in the laboratory: Nature, science and national identity in Monteiro Lobato
Junior, Arlindo Ferretti
Monteiro Lobato
National identity
Science
Monteiro Lobato
Identidade nacional
Ciência
title_short Jeca in the laboratory: Nature, science and national identity in Monteiro Lobato
title_full Jeca in the laboratory: Nature, science and national identity in Monteiro Lobato
title_fullStr Jeca in the laboratory: Nature, science and national identity in Monteiro Lobato
title_full_unstemmed Jeca in the laboratory: Nature, science and national identity in Monteiro Lobato
title_sort Jeca in the laboratory: Nature, science and national identity in Monteiro Lobato
author Junior, Arlindo Ferretti
author_facet Junior, Arlindo Ferretti
Westphal, Euler Renato
Meira, Roberta Barros
author_role author
author2 Westphal, Euler Renato
Meira, Roberta Barros
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Junior, Arlindo Ferretti
Westphal, Euler Renato
Meira, Roberta Barros
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Monteiro Lobato
National identity
Science
Monteiro Lobato
Identidade nacional
Ciência
topic Monteiro Lobato
National identity
Science
Monteiro Lobato
Identidade nacional
Ciência
description The 20th century was marked by the rise of scientism in the political, economic and social spheres. Brazil had just become a Republic, and groups were disputing the important mission of building a new national identity. Armed with the new world productions, writers like Monteiro Lobato established contact with relevant scientists. This article seeks to discuss issues related to the figure of Jeca Tatu as a fundamental piece in the process of creating a Brazilian national identity, which brings us a rural culture that was fading with the fury of science and the progress sought by the new political regime. To this end, we discussed the author’s representations of the Brazilian bumpkin, mainly in the pages of “Urupês” (1914) and “Problema vital” (1918). The analysis of the sources reveals that the Paulista writer has appropriated the scientific discussions around man and Brazilian nature to build his projects of national identity.
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