Jorge de Sena, Freedom of Thought in the Media and the Portuguese-Speaking (Inter)Cultural Community

Jorge de Sena (1919–1978), recognised as one of the most versatile Portuguese intellectuals of the 20th century, left a legacy that, as some scholars argue (Baltrusch, 2019; Santos, 2019), warrants deeper investigation to fully understand his impact on Portuguese-language cultural heritage. Outlawed...

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Auteurs principaux: Macedo, Lurdes, Moreira, Nuno Bessa, Ribeiro-Rodrigues, Vanessa
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topic média
Jorge de Sena
liberdade de pensamento
comunidade (inter)cultural de língua portuguesa
media
Jorge de Sena
freedom of thought
Portuguese-speaking (inter)cultural community
spellingShingle média
Jorge de Sena
liberdade de pensamento
comunidade (inter)cultural de língua portuguesa
media
Jorge de Sena
freedom of thought
Portuguese-speaking (inter)cultural community
Macedo, Lurdes
Moreira, Nuno Bessa
Ribeiro-Rodrigues, Vanessa
Jorge de Sena, Freedom of Thought in the Media and the Portuguese-Speaking (Inter)Cultural Community
description Jorge de Sena (1919–1978), recognised as one of the most versatile Portuguese intellectuals of the 20th century, left a legacy that, as some scholars argue (Baltrusch, 2019; Santos, 2019), warrants deeper investigation to fully understand his impact on Portuguese-language cultural heritage. Outlawed by the Salazar regime, Jorge de Sena built an extensive body of work across Portugal, Brazil, and the United States, asserting his intellectual independence from an early age by resisting political affiliations, social patronage, and literary trends. While this defiance clashed with the oppressive regime that denied him a place to live in Portugal, it also enabled him to propose forwardthinking ideas, such as establishing a Portuguese-speaking (inter)cultural community. Thus, based on the observation that Jorge de Sena’s views on this community remain largely overlooked and have yet to be systematically explored and disseminated, we hypothesise that the media, through their treatment of this intellectual figure, are partially responsible for this lack of recognition. To test our hypothesis, we mapped, read, analysed, and interpreted various media content by or about Jorge de Sena from 1942 to the present, dividing this period into two phases: before and after April 25, 1974. Firstly, it is evident that during the dictatorial period, Sena consistently expressed his freedom of thought in the works he produced. Secondly, texts about Jorge de Sena written by other authors emphasise his life journey more than his intellectual contributions and legacy.
author Macedo, Lurdes
Moreira, Nuno Bessa
Ribeiro-Rodrigues, Vanessa
author_facet Macedo, Lurdes
Moreira, Nuno Bessa
Ribeiro-Rodrigues, Vanessa
author_sort Macedo, Lurdes
title Jorge de Sena, Freedom of Thought in the Media and the Portuguese-Speaking (Inter)Cultural Community
title_short Jorge de Sena, Freedom of Thought in the Media and the Portuguese-Speaking (Inter)Cultural Community
title_full Jorge de Sena, Freedom of Thought in the Media and the Portuguese-Speaking (Inter)Cultural Community
title_fullStr Jorge de Sena, Freedom of Thought in the Media and the Portuguese-Speaking (Inter)Cultural Community
title_full_unstemmed Jorge de Sena, Freedom of Thought in the Media and the Portuguese-Speaking (Inter)Cultural Community
title_sort jorge de sena, freedom of thought in the media and the portuguese-speaking (inter)cultural community
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:cs_13839 en https://journals.openedition.org/cs/13839 2025-06-06T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/142mm https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Jorge de Sena, Freedom of Thought in the Media and the Portuguese-Speaking (Inter)Cultural Community Comunicação e sociedade Centro de estudos de comunicação e sociedade info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2183-3575 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1645-2089 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/cs Macedo, Lurdes Moreira, Nuno Bessa Ribeiro-Rodrigues, Vanessa média Jorge de Sena liberdade de pensamento comunidade (inter)cultural de língua portuguesa media Jorge de Sena freedom of thought Portuguese-speaking (inter)cultural community Jorge de Sena (1919–1978), recognised as one of the most versatile Portuguese intellectuals of the 20th century, left a legacy that, as some scholars argue (Baltrusch, 2019; Santos, 2019), warrants deeper investigation to fully understand his impact on Portuguese-language cultural heritage. Outlawed by the Salazar regime, Jorge de Sena built an extensive body of work across Portugal, Brazil, and the United States, asserting his intellectual independence from an early age by resisting political affiliations, social patronage, and literary trends. While this defiance clashed with the oppressive regime that denied him a place to live in Portugal, it also enabled him to propose forwardthinking ideas, such as establishing a Portuguese-speaking (inter)cultural community. Thus, based on the observation that Jorge de Sena’s views on this community remain largely overlooked and have yet to be systematically explored and disseminated, we hypothesise that the media, through their treatment of this intellectual figure, are partially responsible for this lack of recognition. To test our hypothesis, we mapped, read, analysed, and interpreted various media content by or about Jorge de Sena from 1942 to the present, dividing this period into two phases: before and after April 25, 1974. Firstly, it is evident that during the dictatorial period, Sena consistently expressed his freedom of thought in the works he produced. Secondly, texts about Jorge de Sena written by other authors emphasise his life journey more than his intellectual contributions and legacy. Jorge de Sena (1919–1978), um dos mais multifacetados intelectuais portugueses do século XX, deixou um legado que, de acordo com certos autores (Baltrusch, 2019; Santos, 2019), merece ser explorado mais aprofundadamente para que seja apurada a dimensão do seu contributo para o património da cultura da língua portuguesa. Autor proscrito pelo regime de Salazar, com vasta obra produzida entre Portugal, Brasil e Estados Unidos, demonstrou desde cedo a sua liberdade de pensamento, recusando sacrificá-la a filiações políticas, apadrinhamentos sociais ou correntes literárias. Se, por um lado, essa liberdade foi incompatível com uma pátria ditatorial que lhe usurpou o lugar de pertença, por outro, permitiu-lhe fazer propostas inovadoras à época, como a constituição de uma comunidade (inter)cultural de língua portuguesa. Assim, a partir da constatação de que o pensamento de Jorge de Sena sobre esta comunidade permanece sob um espesso manto de esquecimento, encontrando-se ainda por sistematizar e divulgar, é proposta a hipótese de caber aos média, e ao tratamento que deram e continuam a dar a este intelectual, uma parte da responsabilidade por esse desconhecimento. Para testar a nossa hipótese, procedemos ao mapeamento, leitura, análise de conteúdo e consequente interpretação de vários conteúdos nos média, da autoria de, ou sobre, Jorge de Sena, desde 1942 até aos dias de hoje, dividindo esse período entre antes e após o 25 de Abril de 1974. Primeiro, constata-se que durante o período ditatorial, Sena nunca deixou de exprimir a sua liberdade de pensamento nas peças que assinava. Depois, textos sobre Jorge de Sena da autoria de outros enfatizam mais o seu percurso de vida do que o seu pensamento e o seu legado intelectual.