‘We, the ones from Makulusu’ and José Luandino Vieira’s utopic perspective
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Resumo: | The definitions of tradition as an ongoing process, on the one hand, and modernity as rupture, on the other, are nowadays social optical illusions (BALANDIER, 1976). The continuous confrontation established between the maintaining factors of a popular culture and knowledge and the chained disruptions brought by progress generate a third type of sociocultural system, eminently unstable, that emerges within post-colonial societies. As a space determinant of identity construction, this new world engenders wandering individuals. For the Angolan writer José Luandino Vieira, the utopian dream of an Angolan nation free from the shackles of the colonial power is precisely the result of a sum between the traditional knowledge and that knowledge which is gained from the experience of modernity. Based on the notions of tradition and modernity presented in As Dinâmicas Sociais, by Georges Balandier (1976), and O discurso filosófico da modernidade, by Jürgen Habermas (2000), this study aims at understanding how the utopian perspective of Luandino Vieira (1974) is revealed on the novel Nós, os do Makulusu. It analyzes the figure of the narrator (Mais-Velho), who wanders by the streets of Luanda led by the time of war and cut off by the filters of his memory. Here, past, present and future are diluted to encompass in this narrative structure, simultaneously, tradition and modernity. |
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‘We, the ones from Makulusu’ and José Luandino Vieira’s utopic perspective‘Nós, Os do Makulusu” e a perspectiva utópica de José Luandino Vieiratraditionmodernityutopian perspectivetradiçãomodernidadeperspectiva utópicaThe definitions of tradition as an ongoing process, on the one hand, and modernity as rupture, on the other, are nowadays social optical illusions (BALANDIER, 1976). The continuous confrontation established between the maintaining factors of a popular culture and knowledge and the chained disruptions brought by progress generate a third type of sociocultural system, eminently unstable, that emerges within post-colonial societies. As a space determinant of identity construction, this new world engenders wandering individuals. For the Angolan writer José Luandino Vieira, the utopian dream of an Angolan nation free from the shackles of the colonial power is precisely the result of a sum between the traditional knowledge and that knowledge which is gained from the experience of modernity. Based on the notions of tradition and modernity presented in As Dinâmicas Sociais, by Georges Balandier (1976), and O discurso filosófico da modernidade, by Jürgen Habermas (2000), this study aims at understanding how the utopian perspective of Luandino Vieira (1974) is revealed on the novel Nós, os do Makulusu. It analyzes the figure of the narrator (Mais-Velho), who wanders by the streets of Luanda led by the time of war and cut off by the filters of his memory. Here, past, present and future are diluted to encompass in this narrative structure, simultaneously, tradition and modernity.As definições da tradição enquanto continuidade, de um lado, e da modernidade enquanto ruptura, de outro, constituem-se hoje em verdadeiras ilusões de ótica social (BALANDIER, 1976). Do confronto permanente entre os fatores de manutenção de uma cultura e saber popular e as perturbações em cadeia trazidas pelo progresso surge, no seio das sociedades pós-coloniais, um terceiro tipo de sistema sociocultural, de caráter eminentemente instável. Como espaço determinante da constituição de identidades, esse novo mundo acaba por gerar indivíduos assinalados pelo signo da transitoriedade. Para o escritor angolano José Luandino Vieira, o sonho utópico de uma nação angolana livre das amarras do poder colonial surge justamente como resultado da soma entre o saber tradicional e o saber adquirido com a experiência da modernidade. Tomando como base as noções de tradição e modernidade presentes em As Dinâmicas Sociais, de Georges Balandier (1976), e em O discurso filosófico da modernidade, de Jürgen Habermas (2000), este trabalho busca compreender como se revela a perspectiva utópica de Luandino Vieira (1974) no romance Nós, Os do Makulusu. Para tanto, analisa-se a figura do narrador (Mais-Velho), que vaga pelas ruas de Luanda guiado pelo tempo da guerra e interceptado pelos filtros de sua memória. Nela, passado, presente e futuro se diluem para abarcar nessa tessitura narrativa, simultaneamente, a tradição e a modernidade.ABEC Brasil2013-11-30info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionPeer-reviewed ArticleArtigo avaliado por paresapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.uff.br/revistaabril/article/view/2967610.22409/abriluff.v5i11.29676ABRIL – NEPA / UFF; Vol. 5 No. 11 (2013): MEMORY AND POST-MEMORY; 291-303Abril – NEPA / UFF; v. 5 n. 11 (2013): MEMÓRIA E PÓS-MEMÓRIA; 291-3031984-209010.22409/abriluff.v5i11reponame:Abril (Niterói)instname:Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)instacron:UFFporhttps://periodicos.uff.br/revistaabril/article/view/29676/17217Copyright (c) 2018 Abril – NEPA / UFFinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSilvana, Leila de Almeida Barros2019-08-09T09:27:28Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/29676Revistahttps://periodicos.uff.br/revistaabrilPUBhttps://periodicos.uff.br/revistaabril/oairevistaabril@vm.uff.br||nepa@vm.uff.br||uffnepa@gmail.com||idafalves@gmail.com1984-20901984-2090opendoar:2019-08-09T09:27:28Abril (Niterói) - Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)false |
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‘We, the ones from Makulusu’ and José Luandino Vieira’s utopic perspective ‘Nós, Os do Makulusu” e a perspectiva utópica de José Luandino Vieira |
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‘We, the ones from Makulusu’ and José Luandino Vieira’s utopic perspective |
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Silvana, Leila de Almeida Barros |
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Silvana, Leila de Almeida Barros |
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Silvana, Leila de Almeida Barros |
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tradition modernity utopian perspective tradição modernidade perspectiva utópica |
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tradition modernity utopian perspective tradição modernidade perspectiva utópica |
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The definitions of tradition as an ongoing process, on the one hand, and modernity as rupture, on the other, are nowadays social optical illusions (BALANDIER, 1976). The continuous confrontation established between the maintaining factors of a popular culture and knowledge and the chained disruptions brought by progress generate a third type of sociocultural system, eminently unstable, that emerges within post-colonial societies. As a space determinant of identity construction, this new world engenders wandering individuals. For the Angolan writer José Luandino Vieira, the utopian dream of an Angolan nation free from the shackles of the colonial power is precisely the result of a sum between the traditional knowledge and that knowledge which is gained from the experience of modernity. Based on the notions of tradition and modernity presented in As Dinâmicas Sociais, by Georges Balandier (1976), and O discurso filosófico da modernidade, by Jürgen Habermas (2000), this study aims at understanding how the utopian perspective of Luandino Vieira (1974) is revealed on the novel Nós, os do Makulusu. It analyzes the figure of the narrator (Mais-Velho), who wanders by the streets of Luanda led by the time of war and cut off by the filters of his memory. Here, past, present and future are diluted to encompass in this narrative structure, simultaneously, tradition and modernity. |
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