Futuros proverbiais: provérbios e o discurso político na África
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https://doi.org/10.5007/1984-8412.2022.e84047Resumo
Analisando o uso de provérbios em discursos políticos africanos à luz da semiologia integracionista e da Teoria do Sul, não encontramos fósseis de sabedoria antiga, mas a construção criativa de futuros desejados que podem surgir da situação presente à luz do que foi aprendido com o passado. O discurso proverbial, sempre falando sobre a situação presente e comentando as possibilidades disponíveis e ao, mesmo tempo, aberto a múltiplas interpretações, sugere um importante argumento sobre a natureza provisória e contextual de todo o nosso conhecimento. Partindo do pressuposto de que cada um de nós está em uma posição melhor para compreender nossa própria situação do que qualquer observador estrangeiro ou esquema abstrato jamais poderia estar, argumentamos que a indeterminação do discurso proverbial criativo pode apresentar uma base epistemológica melhor para lidar com as incertezas dos eventos. Sugerimos que o discurso proverbial, tal como é praticado em várias sociedades africanas, pode ser utilizado como uma forma de enquadrar e abordar as teorias do sul.
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