The global imaginary from the perspective of ecocritical thought

A reading of Thiago de Mello's poetry

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https://doi.org/10.29327/233099.18.1-7

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Ecocrítico, Globalização, Imaginário, Lugar, Problemáticas ambientais

Abstract

This is a study of ecocritical thought focused on concerns surrounding globalization. This is a recent concern among ecocritics, a topic that has been under-recognized in recent years. Through the perspective of the imaginary, this work aims to understand the global imaginary within Thiago de Mello's poetry. It is from the perspective of place that we will better understand the relationships that constitute this imaginary, as it relates to global issues, amid information technology and contemporary ecological awareness. These relationships, for Lawrence Buell, stem from a local-global dialectic that enables imagining on larger scales that transcend place. Reflection based on theories of the imaginary is fundamental to bringing a cultural understanding to the constitution of this global imaginary, broadening discussions of environmental issues.

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Weslley Dias Cerdeira, Universidade Federal do Amazonas

He holds a degree in Literature from the State University of Amazonas (2018), a master's degree in Society and Culture in the Amazon from the Federal University of Amazonas (2020), and a master's degree in Literature and Arts from the State University of Amazonas (2024). He is a researcher in the areas of Literature and Ecocriticism, Geopoetry, Postcolonial Studies, and Brazilian and Amazonian Literature.

Iraildes Caldas Torres, Universidade Federal do Amazonas

She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy from the Higher Institute of Philosophy, Theology, Pastoral Care and Human Sciences of the CNBB (1987); a Bachelor's Degree in Theology from the Higher Institute of Philosophy, Pastoral Theology and Human Sciences of the CNBB (1989); a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from the Federal University of Amazonas (1991); a Master's Degree in Education from the Federal University of Amazonas (1998); a PhD in Social Sciences/Anthropology from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (2003), and a Post-Doctorate from the Université Lumiére de Lyon 2, in France (2015). She is a full professor at the Federal University of Amazonas. She has experience in Sociology, Anthropology, Indigenous Ethnology, and Social Work, working primarily on the themes of gender and symbolic manifestations; work, movements, and social practices in the Amazon. Throughout her career, she has developed several research projects on gender, politics, and power, with the support of CNPq and Fapeam. She served as Director of the Press of the Federal University of Amazonas (EDUA) from 2009 to 2013. She coordinated the Graduate Program in Society and Culture in the Amazon at the Federal University of Amazonas from 2016 to 2021. She is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. She is Vice-President of ABEPPA - Brazilian Association of Writers and Poets of the Pan-Amazon. She currently holds the position of director of the Institute of Philosophy, Humanities, and Social Sciences at the Federal University of Amazonas.

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2018-11-28

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CERDEIRA, W. D.; TORRES, I. C. The global imaginary from the perspective of ecocritical thought: A reading of Thiago de Mello’s poetry. Somanlu: Journal of Amazonian Studies, Manaus, v. 18, n. 01, p. 116–131, 2018. DOI: 10.29327/233099.18.1-7. Disponível em: //periodicos.ufam.edu.br/index.php/somanlu/article/view/4959. Acesso em: 16 dec. 2025.

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Vol. 18 No. 01 (2018): Revista Somanlu: 18 anos da História de Consolidação da Pesquisa Cientifica na Amazônia.

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