Nildo Viana
Nildo Silva Viana (born May 6, 1965 in Goiânia , Goiás state ) is a Brazilian sociologist and philosopher .
Life
He received his PhD in Sociology from the University of Brasília (UnB) in 2003 and is currently a professor at the Universidade Estadual de Goiás (UEG) based in Anápolis . There he heads the research group Núcleo de Pesquisa Marxista ("Center for Marxism Research ").
Mainly influenced by Karl Korsch , Nildo Viana became a critic of sociology in a liberal version of Marxism . His texts emphasize the category of totality and the class struggle as heuristic starting points for research into social change .
Publications
Monographs
- A consciência da história. Ensaios sobre o materialismo historico-dialetico . Goiânia: Combate, 1997, German translation of the title: "The conscience of history. Attempts at historical-dialectical materialism"
- Escritos metodológicos de Marx. Goiânia: Germinal, 1998, German translation of the title: "Methodological writings on Marx"
- A elaboração do projeto de pesquisa. Goiânia: Germinal, 1999
- A filosofia e sua sombra. Goiânia: Germinal, 2000, German translation of the title: " Philosophy and its shadow"
- A questão da causalidade nas ciências sociais. Goiânia: Germinal, 2001
- Violência urbana: A cidade como espaço gerador de violência. Goiânia: Germinal, 2002, German translation of the title: "Urban violence: The city as a spatial producer of violence"
- Inconsciente coletivo e materialismo histórico. Goiânia: Germinal, 2002, German translation of the title: "Unconscious Collective and Historical Materialism "
- O que são partidos políticos? Goiânia: Germinal, 2003, German translation of the title: "What are political parties?"
- Estado, democracia e cidadania. Rio de Janeiro: Achiamé, 2003, German translation of the title: "State, Democracy and Citizenship"
- A dinâmica da violência juvenil. Rio de Janeiro: Book Link, 2004, ISBN 85-88319-66-7 , German translation of the title: "The dynamics of youth violence "
- Heróis e super-heróis no mundo dos quadrinhos. Rio de Janeiro: Achiamé, 2005.
- Introdução à sociologia. Belo Horizonte: Autêntica, 2006, ISBN 85-7526-187-8 , German translation of the title: "Introduction to Sociology"
Editor of edited volumes
- Psicanálise, capitalismo e cotidiano. Goiânia: Germinal, 2002
- (with Renato Gomes Vieira) Educação, cultura e sociedade. Goiânia: Germinal, 2002
- A questão da mulher: opressão, trabalho e violência. Rio de Janeiro: Ciência Moderna, 2006, ISBN 85-7393-491-3
See also
Web links
- Curriculum Vitae: Career and list of publications (uses "invented" ISBN from German-language publishers; Portuguese)
- Publications in the publishing house Booklink (with links to other online publications of the author)
- Nildo Viano: Marx está superado? ( Is Marx outdated? Article in the Ibero-American online magazine La insignia , May 11, 2006)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Viana, nildo |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Viana, Nildo Silva (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian sociologist and philosopher |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1965 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Goiânia |