Suchergebnisse

The aim of this article is to analyse Eduardo Loureno's contribution to the ongoing debate on Portuguese National Identity and to assess the extent to which his national discourse gives rise to opposing readings. The first part will examine the basis of the polarized discussion between
functionalists and essentialists. The second part demonstrates that in so far as Loureno's national discourse is highly conventional it must, as argued by Boaventura de Sousa Santos among others, be considered parallel to the mythologized discourse of Aantnio Quadros. However, using parameters
such as motivation and the scientific paradigm, this comparison is not at all valid. What complicates the reading and thus the reception of Loureno is his making use of certain linguistic devices which are easily associated with the essentialists' discourse; this aspect is dealt with in the
conclusion.