Sombras de Reis Barbudos: military dictatorship and literature: a semiotic analysis

• Grant number: 18/14391-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: September 01, 2018
• End date: August 31, 2021
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Linguistics - Linguistic Theory and Analysis
• Principal Investigator: Mariana Luz Pessoa de Barros
• Grantee: Rafaela Mathias
• Host Institution: Centro de Educação e Ciências Humanas (CECH). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The present project aims to contribute to a reflection about the relation stablished between the Brazilian literature and the Brazilian military dictatorship. Based on the semiotics theory proposed by Greimas and its currents developments, we intend to analyze the book Sombras de Reis Barbudos (1972), from José Veiga, showing how this work builds a singular perspective related to the history of the military dictatorship. The research will also tackle Michel Foucault's reflections, specially in his book Vigiar e punir, to understand the power relation stablished in social institutions, known as "kidnapping institutions" and “disciplinary institutions"; and also to understand the way that this power shapes the individual's life.