Gilda de Mello e Souza and her reading exercises of modernity

• Grant number: 22/13755-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: April 01, 2023
• End date: September 30, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Philosophy - Brazilian Philosophy
• Principal Investigator: Débora Cristina Morato Pinto
• Grantee: Rafael Lopes do Valle
• Host Institution: Centro de Educação e Ciências Humanas (CECH). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This project aims to examine the presence of modern themes in Gilda de Mello e Souza's aesthetic meditation. The essays of the Brazilian philosopher would be animated by a notion of aesthetic modernity, initiated in the 19th century and consummated in the 20th century. Modernity has given man a new productive impulse, both in terms of technique and content. Gilda de Mello e Souza was able to capture this new impulse in her essayistic prose, discussing the new paths of art, the artists of modern life and the aesthetic issues raised by her time. In his work, there would be an effort to articulate the idea - and the figurative - of what was considered modern, carrying out the reading exercises of modernity.