A grande forma de família – Em defesa de uma família inventada

O artigo explora o desenvolvimento do conceito de família no discurso ficcional de Valter Hugo Mãe. Recorrendo à leitura do romance O filho de mil homens (2011), propõe-se a discussão e alargamento desse conceito. Considerando família como estrutura capaz de amparo e responsabilização pelos membros, escolhidos livre e afetivamente, o modelo desse grupo se amplia consideravelmente no texto do escritor português. A leitura analítica do romance é acompanhada pela crítica sociocultural, a fim de apontar as transformações sofridas por essa forma de organização social e desestabilizar políticas que restringem o espartilho familiar. Segue-se a ideia de que as “famílias em desordem”, mutiladas pelo despedaçamento da ordem unívoca que as sustentou (ROUDINESCO, 2003), reconfiguram-se novas dinâmicas. A família assume a característica de ser “frágil, porosa e expansiva” (BUTLER, 2001, p. 41). O parentesco emerge como paradigma de uma ‘afiliação consensuada’ ou uma ‘organização social de uma necessidade’ – em outros termos, nasce a possibilidade de ‘invenção’ de uma família. Porém, essas formas de ‘família’ se articulam fragilmente com o Estado e sociedade. A narrativa de Mãe incide no turbilhão desse rearranjo e desarranjo familiares

Maldição familiar: notas sobre um diálogo entre a literatura brasileira e portuguesa

Através da comparação entre alguns romances da Literatura Portuguesa e da Literatura Brasileira, ponho em destaque a recorrência do tema da maldição como sina das famílias que povoam esses textos. Tomando como premissa a influência entre a cultura letrada desse países, desenvolvo a hipótese de que as obras ora analisadas refletem as críticas e posicionamentos dos escritores diante da realidade que se propõem representar. No presente trabalho, enfoco brevemente a relação entre a crise do núcleo familiar nas narrativas e a crise do grupo social-nacional que é objeto de crítica dos autores

DISJUNÇÃO PARENTAL: INTERTEXTO COM A BÍBLIA NOS ROMANCES LAVOURA ARCAICA E O EVANGELHO SEGUNDO JESUS CRISTO

Análise do tema da disjunção parental em Lavoura Arcaica (1975) de Raduan Nassar e em O Evangelho Segundo Jesus Cristo (1991) de José Saramago, levando em consi-deração o diálogo intertextual entre essas obras e o texto da Bíblia. Considerando que essas obras promovem rasuras em relação às narrativas do Novo Testamento, propõe-se uma leitura das dissemelhanças entre a congregação familiar que aparece no texto sagrado e a dissolução desse grupo nos romances em estudo. Levanta-se a hipótese de que as obras literárias, ao in-vestir nos vazios e nas lacunas deixadas pela forma narrativa da Bíblia, fazem uma revisitação das histórias que representam.FAMILY DISSOLUTION IN THE BIBLE AND ITS INTERTEXTUAL RELATIONS AMONG TWO NOVELS: TO THE LEFT OF THE FATHER AND THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JESUS CHRISTAnalysis of two novels, Lavoura Arcaica (1975), by Raduan Nassar and O Evangelho Segundo Jesus Cristo (1991), by José Saramago. This article proposes the compar-ative study of those literary texts and the Bible, regarding the parental union seen on the sa-cred narrative and the parental dissolution perceived on both novels. The hypothesis raised is: based on the gaps and the blanks the Bible has, the authors of the novels create a new way to look at those histories

Brazilian Flora 2020: Leveraging the power of a collaborative scientific network

International audienceThe shortage of reliable primary taxonomic data limits the description of biological taxa and the understanding of biodiversity patterns and processes, complicating biogeographical, ecological, and evolutionary studies. This deficit creates a significant taxonomic impediment to biodiversity research and conservation planning. The taxonomic impediment and the biodiversity crisis are widely recognized, highlighting the urgent need for reliable taxonomic data. Over the past decade, numerous countries worldwide have devoted considerable effort to Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC), which called for the preparation of a working list of all known plant species by 2010 and an online world Flora by 2020. Brazil is a megadiverse country, home to more of the world's known plant species than any other country. Despite that, Flora Brasiliensis, concluded in 1906, was the last comprehensive treatment of the Brazilian flora. The lack of accurate estimates of the number of species of algae, fungi, and plants occurring in Brazil contributes to the prevailing taxonomic impediment and delays progress towards the GSPC targets. Over the past 12 years, a legion of taxonomists motivated to meet Target 1 of the GSPC, worked together to gather and integrate knowledge on the algal, plant, and fungal diversity of Brazil. Overall, a team of about 980 taxonomists joined efforts in a highly collaborative project that used cybertaxonomy to prepare an updated Flora of Brazil, showing the power of scientific collaboration to reach ambitious goals. This paper presents an overview of the Brazilian Flora 2020 and provides taxonomic and spatial updates on the algae, fungi, and plants found in one of the world's most biodiverse countries. We further identify collection gaps and summarize future goals that extend beyond 2020. Our results show that Brazil is home to 46,975 native species of algae, fungi, and plants, of which 19,669 are endemic to the country. The data compiled to date suggests that the Atlantic Rainforest might be the most diverse Brazilian domain for all plant groups except gymnosperms, which are most diverse in the Amazon. However, scientific knowledge of Brazilian diversity is still unequally distributed, with the Atlantic Rainforest and the Cerrado being the most intensively sampled and studied biomes in the country. In times of “scientific reductionism”, with botanical and mycological sciences suffering pervasive depreciation in recent decades, the first online Flora of Brazil 2020 significantly enhanced the quality and quantity of taxonomic data available for algae, fungi, and plants from Brazil. This project also made all the information freely available online, providing a firm foundation for future research and for the management, conservation, and sustainable use of the Brazilian funga and flora

Growing knowledge: an overview of Seed Plant diversity in Brazil

Abstract An updated inventory of Brazilian seed plants is presented and offers important insights into the country's biodiversity. This work started in 2010, with the publication of the Plants and Fungi Catalogue, and has been updated since by more than 430 specialists working online. Brazil is home to 32,086 native Angiosperms and 23 native Gymnosperms, showing an increase of 3% in its species richness in relation to 2010. The Amazon Rainforest is the richest Brazilian biome for Gymnosperms, while the Atlantic Rainforest is the richest one for Angiosperms. There was a considerable increment in the number of species and endemism rates for biomes, except for the Amazon that showed a decrease of 2.5% of recorded endemics. However, well over half of Brazillian seed plant species (57.4%) is endemic to this territory. The proportion of life-forms varies among different biomes: trees are more expressive in the Amazon and Atlantic Rainforest biomes while herbs predominate in the Pampa, and lianas are more expressive in the Amazon, Atlantic Rainforest, and Pantanal. This compilation serves not only to quantify Brazilian biodiversity, but also to highlight areas where there information is lacking and to provide a framework for the challenge faced in conserving Brazil's unique and diverse flora