http://hdl.handle.net/11422/67 2026-05-07T00:54:26Z 2026-05-07T00:54:26Z Zahner, Maria Eliza Moreira http://hdl.handle.net/11422/28528 2026-02-22T03:00:14Z 2025-04-09T00:00:00Z

Title: Perdas no caminho : o testemunho em Ruth Klüger e Scholastique Mukasonga Author(s)/Inventor(s): Zahner, Maria Eliza Moreira Advisor: Mello, Luiza Larangeira da Silva Abstract: This research seeks to treat the elaboration of the loss in the testimonial literature of authors Ruth Klüger and Scholastique Mukasonga, survivors of different genocides, respectively the Holocaust and the Rwandan Genocide. My goal was to adopt a perspective of approximation between the two authors, in order to highlight common losses present in their testimonies – even though they refer to different events. The dialogue between Ruth Klüger and Scholastique Mukasonga is carried out to show the plausibility of the approximation of memories of losses and their impacts, even when dealing with different genocidal events. The argument I propose here is that the elaboration of the losses present in the works of the authors can be explored in three axes of readings: the loss of self (depersonalization), the loss of the other (mourning) and the loss of the homeland (exile). Each of the losses conduct the chapters of the dissertation. The documents chosen for this research are the works "Landscapes of Memory" (1992) and "unterwegs verloren" (2010), by Ruth Klüger and, by Scholastique Mukasonga, "Cockroaches" (2006), "The Barefoot Woman" (2008), “Our Lady of the Nile” (2012) and "Un Si Beau Diplôme !" (2018). Publisher: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Type: Dissertação

2025-04-09T00:00:00Z Trocado, Mayra Mendes http://hdl.handle.net/11422/28527 2026-02-22T03:00:14Z 2025-03-12T00:00:00Z

Title: A dupla dimensão da ausência : presença simbólica dos desaparecidos políticos na fotografia de Gustavo Germano (2006-2012) Author(s)/Inventor(s): Trocado, Mayra Mendes Advisor: Maia, Andréa Casa Nova Abstract: Based on the photographs from Ausênc’as, the research investigates how the essay promotes an intersection between personal and collective experiences by portraying the pain of family members of politically disappeared people, establishing a link between individual suffering and the social memory of the dictatorships. This connection is strengthened by the everyday life depicted in the photographs, which create connections with the viewer while denouncing the forced disappearances. With this in mind, we aim to demonstrate how the images from the essay function as testimonial art as elaborated by Márcio Seligmann-Silva (2008). Photography, by capturing absences, plays an important role in exposing and making visible uncomfortable presences. Therefore, we believe that the Ausênc’as essay acts as a means of reactivating the memory of the disappeared, helping to make visible the lasting impact of these events. To think about the potential of the image, we will mainly draw from the writings of Georges Didi-Huberman (2010, 2012, 2013) and Walter Benjamin (1996, 2006). The analysis is also grounded in Seligmann-Silva's readings on memory (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010), as well as those of Elizabeth Jelin (2010, 2012), Ludmila Catela (2010, 2012), and Beatriz Sarlo (2007). The time frame covers the period from 2006 to 2012, the years in which the artist conducted the first and last essays of the project in Argentina and Brazil. Publisher: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Type: Dissertação

2025-03-12T00:00:00Z Petrungaro, Gabriela Fernandes http://hdl.handle.net/11422/28526 2026-02-22T03:00:14Z 2025-02-10T00:00:00Z

Title: A polícia do Rio de Janeiro na década de 1950 : os escritos de Epitácio Timbaúba no Diário Carioca Author(s)/Inventor(s): Petrungaro, Gabriela Fernandes Advisor: Fonseca, Marcos Luiz Bretas da Abstract: The 1950s were a period of intense transformations for Rio de Janeiro, which experienced political, urban, social, and criminal changes. The city underwent various modifications in its physical space, such as street widening, the depopulation of the downtown area, various constructions and demolitions, and the redistribution of several occupations, in an attempt to 'ventilate' and 'modernize' the city. However, one of the consequences of this urban reorganization was the emergence of 'new' situations that the population, not used to dealing with them, entrusted to the police. In this context, there were also intense changes in social structures, and consequently, in the types of crimes committed. The police sought to maintain order in the city and control the so-called “dangerous classes”. It was within this context that Epitácio Timbaúba da Silva emerged—a forensic expert and former police officer who played a key role in various significant events of his time. He was a central figure as the head of one of the most important investigative organizations of the period: the Gabinete de Pesquisas Científicas (G.P.S.). After the G.P.S. was disbanded in 1940, he transitioned from forensic work to writing, bringing with him the wealth of experience accumulated over years in the police. Epitácio found his voice as a columnist for the newspaper Diário Carioca, where he wrote about a wide range of topics, focusing primarily on police operations, the efficiency of different police departments, and the problems afflicting Rio de Janeiro at the time. This research aims to investigate his newspaper columns, examining the writings of the chemist, forensic expert, and former head of the Gabinete de Pesquisas Científicas, as published in Diário Carioca. The objective is to analyze, through a substantial collection of these sources, the urban and social transformations experienced by Rio de Janeiro in the 1950s from a police perspective, understanding how the police engaged with these changes and reflecting on the characteristics and structure of policing during this period. Publisher: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Type: Dissertação

2025-02-10T00:00:00Z Monteiro, Alessandra Nóbrega http://hdl.handle.net/11422/28345 2026-02-06T03:00:10Z 2025-03-12T00:00:00Z

Title: Da cidade ao Engenho Novo : análise da formação de subjetividade em Dom Casmurro, de Machado de Assis Author(s)/Inventor(s): Monteiro, Alessandra Nóbrega Advisor: Mello, Luiza Larangeira da Silva Abstract: This Master's dissertation addresses the figuration of subjectivity of the fictional characters Bento Santiago and Capitu in the novel Dom Casmurro, by Machado de Assis. The aim is to analyze how the narrator-character’s formation of the subjectivity impacts the characterization of himself and the female protagonist under the aspect that is called in this study as splitting of the self. The discussion focuses on Bento Santiago’s personal development, emphasizing the rupture between his personality during his youth on Rua de Matacavalos and during his old age in the Engenho Novo neighborhood, as well as the pursuit for the reconstruction of his own identity. The methodology articulates Theory of the Novel and Literary Criticism with the critical analysis of selected excerpts from the novel, focusing on the emergence of the concept of self from a modern and Western perspective and on the discussions about nineteenth-century Brazilian paternalism. It analyses specially the chapters II and XXXII of the novel, entitled, respectively, Do livro, and Olhos de ressaca. The conclusions of the research highlight failure as a central element of Dom Casmurro, shaping plot, fictional characters and narrative structure. Publisher: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Type: Dissertação

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