The term “work” contains an almost omnipresent paradigm both in historiography and in the daily experience of the society we inhabit. It is an inevitable protagonist in our existence and it is among the situations that give rise to profound relationships between the speaking subject and the language: the social function and nature of language shape perception and therefore the experiences themselves, which are then communicated and shared by the bodies of a speech community. A wide semantic range of alternatives, to be employed in the act of verbalizing reality, translates into a greater availability of resources to investigate its meaning and act consciously towards common welfare. Starting from my curiosity and criticism towards the polysemy of work, which is presented through analogies between lexical items from English, Portuguese and Italian, I will explore linguistic interference and contaminations that can reveal new interpretations, as well as strengthen awareness about what is known, about what we call work. In the paper, I intend to draw a path in speculative theory on the subject, focusing in particular on the Lusophone literature of authors who approach the global history of work through a lens of solidarity, political principles and pedagogical purpose.
Nel termine “lavoro” è racchiuso un paradigma pressoché onnipresente tanto nella storiografia quanto nel vissuto quotidiano della società che abitiamo. È un protagonista ineluttabile nella nostra esistenza ed è tra le situazioni che danno origine a relazioni profonde tra il soggetto parlante e la lingua: funzione e natura sociali del linguaggio plasmano la percezione e dunque le esperienze stesse, che vengono poi comunicate e condivise dai corpi di una comunità linguistica. Un ampio ventaglio semantico di alternative di cui disporre, sul campo della verbalizzazione del reale, si traduce in maggiore disponibilità di risorse per indagarne il senso e agire consapevolmente in funzione del benessere collettivo. A partire dalla mia curiosità e criticismo verso la polisemia del lavoro, che viene qui proposta a partire da un’analogia tra elementi di lessico inglese, portoghese e italiano, mi avventuro tra interferenze e contaminazioni linguistiche che possano svelare nuove interpretazioni, oltre a rafforzare la consapevolezza su ciò che è noto, riguardo quel che chiamiamo lavoro. Nell’elaborato intendo tracciare un sentiero nella teoria speculativa sull’argomento, soffermandomi in particolare sulla letteratura in lingua portoghese di autori il cui approccio alla storia globale del lavoro è di natura solidale, politica e pedagogica.
Opera, travaglio, trabalho
SAGGION, PAMELA
2024/2025
Abstract
The term “work” contains an almost omnipresent paradigm both in historiography and in the daily experience of the society we inhabit. It is an inevitable protagonist in our existence and it is among the situations that give rise to profound relationships between the speaking subject and the language: the social function and nature of language shape perception and therefore the experiences themselves, which are then communicated and shared by the bodies of a speech community. A wide semantic range of alternatives, to be employed in the act of verbalizing reality, translates into a greater availability of resources to investigate its meaning and act consciously towards common welfare. Starting from my curiosity and criticism towards the polysemy of work, which is presented through analogies between lexical items from English, Portuguese and Italian, I will explore linguistic interference and contaminations that can reveal new interpretations, as well as strengthen awareness about what is known, about what we call work. In the paper, I intend to draw a path in speculative theory on the subject, focusing in particular on the Lusophone literature of authors who approach the global history of work through a lens of solidarity, political principles and pedagogical purpose.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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