The disciplining of the spirit: an analysis of the institution’s rites in the novel O Ateneu

Authors

  • Tiago Ribeiro Santos Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Rita de Cássia Marchi Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB)

Keywords:

institution’s rites, discipline, novel

Abstract

This paper examines the institution’s rites as disciplinary mechanisms present in O Ateneu, a novel written by Raul Pompeia and published in 1888, which depicts a boarding school at the time. It is understood that the production and reproduction of the disciplinary ideal in the college rely on ceremonies, rites and solemnities pertaining to widely shared educational and political interests. The analyzed rites are the examinations the inmates undergo, the disclosure of exam scores and of inmates’ behavior through the “livro das notas” (book of notes) and the ceremonies that happen at the “Grêmio Literário Amor ao Saber” (Love for Knowledge Association for Literary Activities) We conclude that the institution’s rites in the college move implied disciplinary ideals as long as they rely on the solemn sense produced by the rites’ magic.

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Author Biographies

Tiago Ribeiro Santos, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Doutorando em Educação pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC). Mestrado em Educação pela Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB). E-mail: [email protected]

Rita de Cássia Marchi, Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB)

Doutora em Sociologia Política (UFSC/PARIS V). Mestre em Antropologia Social (UFSC). Professora pesquisadora do Mestrado em Educação e do Curso de Ciências Sociais da Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB). E-mail: [email protected]

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Published

2013-02-15

How to Cite

Ribeiro Santos, T., & Marchi, R. de C. (2013). The disciplining of the spirit: an analysis of the institution’s rites in the novel O Ateneu. Educação, 36(1). Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/faced/article/view/12015

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Vol. 36 No. 1 (2013): Dossier - Human Rights Education: different approaches and directions in negotiation

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Other Topics

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