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Departing from Freud's image of the shadow of the object that fell upon the ego, Bollas discovers an inexhaustible source for his own ideas, unfolding a myriad of meaningful and creative contributions to contemporary psychoanalysis. Following a tradition in psychoanalysis that emphasizes the role of the environment in psychic constitution, Bollas turns to the main aspects of classical Psychoanalysis theory, either proposing new concepts or invigorating those already well established. Without committing to the easy solution of opposing intrapsychic and intersubjective conceptions about the psyche, he rather keeps them in a permanent and fertile dialogue. This paper, an introductory one, presents some of his major conceptions about the role of the other in the constitution of the silent - though evocative - roots of the unconscious in its structural dimension. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the adoption of the mandatory discipline of sociology in high schools throughout the basic education network in the country (2009), the process of institutionalization and consolidation of sociological analysis must be discussed. The institutionalization of the social sciences in the country occurred in a particular way, being initiated by "interpreters of Brazil" - doctors, engineers and lawyers -, and was subsequently consolidated as a scientific discipline. Thus, this paper brings a literature review based on classical and contemporary authors of Sociology. It is noteworthy, though, the experience of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in the consolidation of the discipline. The reflections emphasize that the general explanations on social problems, essays and systematic scientific production were significant elements in the consolidation of the Social Sciences in the country. The discussion aims to establish a foundation for sociology teachers and researchers as well as for professionals from other fields of knowledge that use sociology as a reference to investigate the country's current social problems [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article is based on reflections and studies derived from a research trip experience to Paris, France, in which the (supposed) exoticism and Brazilian cordiality were under scrutiny. Carnival, soccer, natural spontaneity, women's eroticism (and exoticism), among other aspects, produce reifying and essentializing images of what is or would be the Brazilian identity. The paper approaches mainly the work of Sergio Buarque de Holanda, "Raízes do Brasil", characterized above all, by the idea of cordiality as the Brazilian contribution to civilization. Would the work of Buarque de Holanda be an example of our "sociology of the non authenticity"? Would Brazil be a country condemned to an imitation or an example of authenticity? These are the types of question that punctuate the debate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]