Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: MIZHANE MENDES DANTAS DE OLIVEIRA

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STUDENT : MIZHANE MENDES DANTAS DE OLIVEIRA
DATE: 18/09/2026
TIME: 15:00
LOCAL: UFRRJ (online)
TITLE:

Psychoanalysis in Motion: What Can the Paternal Function Do in the Face of the Interrogation of Theoretical Normativity?

KEY WORDS:

psychoanalysis; normativity; universality, paternal functon

PAGES: 43
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Psicologia
SUMMARY:

The research outlined here seeks to investigate the processes of normatization of
the concept of the paternal function within psychoanalytic theory, taking as its central
problem the way in which certain formulations, upon acquiring the status of
universality, come to operate normatively, producing effects of exclusion within the
theoretical field. It starts from the understanding that psychoanalytic concepts are not
immutable entities, standing outside temporality, but rather constructions forged
under particular historical circumstances, developed in response to specific problems
and permanently shaped by social, cultural, and political transformations. The
objective is to reconstruct the historical-conceptual trajectory of the paternal function
from the formulations of Sigmund Freud to those of Jacques Lacan, examining the
shifts, ambiguities, and tensions present in its development, as well as analyzing the
processes through which certain interpretations came to operate as normative
references. Methodologically, this is a qualitative study based on a narrative
literature review and situated within the field of psychoanalysis in intention. The
investigation brings together Georges Canguilhem’s contributions on the historicity of
concepts, Ian Hacking’s notion of interactive kinds, Thiago Ranniery’s development
of hesitation as an ethical attitude, and Judith Butler’s critique of normativity, taking
these contributions as analytical operators for interrogating processes of conceptual
stabilization. In this way, the study seeks to preserve the openness of the concept of
the paternal function to historical contingencies, without replacing it with a new
universality, but rather interrogating it within a theory committed to singularity and to
the ongoing revision of its own foundations.

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1331913 - MARIANA FERREIRA POMBO
Interna - ***.796.467-** - FERNANDA CANAVEZ DE MAGALHAES - UFRJ
Externo à Instituição - EDUARDO LEAL CUNHA - UFS