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De Berlim a Brusque, de São Paulo a Nashville: a sociologia de Emílio Willems entre fronteiras

Authors :
Glaucia Villas Bôas
Source :
Tempo Social, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 171-188 (2000)
Publication Year :
2000
Publisher :
Universidade de Sâo Paulo, 2000.

Abstract

O artigo examina a repercussão da vivência de Emílio Willems, como imigrante, na perspectiva conceitual e temática que imprimiu ao seu trabalho intelectual. A marginalidade peculiar aos que transitam entre credos, culturas e valores distintos foi a experiência humana que norteou o pesquisador de origem alemã, para quem mudança cultural, conflito de valores e racionalização de ambigüidades tornaram-se assuntos privilegiados. Distante da nostalgia do outro e do longínquo, comum aos visitantes estrangeiros, a obra de Willems deixa ecoar a aventura improvisada de sua saída de Berlim e chegada ao Brasil em 1931.This paper examines the repercussion of Emilio Willems' life as an immigrant on the conceptual and thematic perspective given to his intellectual work. Being an outsider, a feature inherent to those who move between different creeds, cultures and values, was the human experience that directed this researcher of German origin. He focused on cultural change, conflict of values and the rationalization of ambiguities. Differently from the work of other foreign visitors, Willems' does not present a nostalgia for the `other' or for the `one far away', and it echoes the improvised character of the adventure of his journey from Berlin to Brazil in 1931.

Details

Language :
Portuguese
ISSN :
01032070 and 18094554
Volume :
12
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Tempo Social
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.4add3dcd03f94fb6bf69b4ae1fd1de0c
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-20702000000200012