Solemn sessions in the Faculty of Philosophy: rituals of an intellectual community at the University of Sao Paulo

Abstract

The aim of this article is to examine the discourses made by intellectuals of the Faculty of Philosophy, Science and Letters of the University of Sao Paulo in solemn sessions held from 1937 to 1951, highlighting its self-image, collective memory and discursive strategies towards the policy issues that challenged contemporary intellectuals.