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The Irreducible Animal: The Animal as Metonymy in Clarice Lispector’s “The Buffalo” and “The Crime of the Mathematics Teacher”
Dalarna University, School of Language, Literatures and Learning, Portuguese.
2024 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
O animal irredutível : O animal como metonimía em “O búfalo” e “O crime do professor de matemática” de Clarice Lispector (Portuguese)
Abstract [en]

This thesis presents a reading of the animal in the short stories “The Buffalo” and “The Crime of the Mathematics Teacher” by the Brazilian author Clarice Lispector. The aim is to explore the roles of the animals in these stories and how they challenge anthropocentric notions of the human-animal relationship. While the animal is the primary focus, this thesis also incorporates a gender perspective. The analysis is guided by the following questions: What are the roles of the animals and why are they present? How are gender roles portrayed and how does the construct of gender interact with the construct of the animal? What does the presence of the animals in the stories suggest about the human-animal relationship in general? This thesis employs a posthumanist framework and draws mainly on theories by Jacques Derrida and Donna Haraway. The methodological approach involves a close reading and a metonymic reading where the animal is seen as physically present in the story. The analysis explores how the animal gazes remind the human protagonists of their corporeality and their embodied existence, encouraging a broader reflection on the moral and ethical responsibility towards non-human species.

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Esta tese apresenta uma leitura dos animais nos contos “O Búfalo” e “O Crime do Professor de Matemática” da autora brasileira Clarice Lispector. O objetivo é explorar os papéis dos animais nessas histórias e de que maneira eles problematizam as noções antropocêntricas do animal na relação humano-animal. Embora o foco principal seja o animal, esta tese também incorpora uma perspectiva de gênero. Para alcançar o objetivo, as seguintes perguntas guiaram a análise: Quais são os papéis dos animais e por que estão lá? Como os papéis degênero são retratados nas histórias e como a construção de gênero opera em relação à construção do animal? O que a presença dos animais nas histórias diz sobre a relação humano-animal em geral? Esta tese utiliza um quadro teórico pós-humanista e baseia-se principalmente em teorias apresentadas por Jacques Derridae Donna Haraway. A abordagem metodológica envolve uma leitura atenta onde o animal é visto como metonímias, fisicamente presente na história. A análise explora como os olhares dos animais lembram aos protagonistas humanos a sua corporalidade e a sua existência corporificada, incentivando uma reflexão mais ampla sobre a responsabilidade moral e ética com as espécies não humanas.

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2024.
Keywords [en]
Animals in literature, Clarice Lispector, posthumanism, anthropocentrism, Jacques Derrida, non-human, Donna Haraway, metonymy, The Buffalo, The Crime of the Mathematics Teacher
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-49176OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-49176DiVA, id: diva2:1885808
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Available from: 2024-07-25 Created: 2024-07-25 Last updated: 2025-10-09

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