Feeling with intelligence, thinking with emotion: science and technology in the songs of Humberto Gessinger

Abstract

This paper traces the thematic units of science and technology in the songs of Humberto Gessinger. We conducted an analysis of three songs, according to the studies of the Bakhtin Circle, by observing the inclusion of words and expressions of science in this poetic production. It transpires from this analysis that by including these words into popular song, Gessinger brings echoes of scientific texts into this genre, prosifying his poetry by adding an “unfinished” element. Since for Bakhtin prose is more dialogical and is in closer contact with its socio-historical context – compared to poetry – we conclude that by including scientific-technological words and themes in his compositions, Gessinger becomes an active participant of the discussions about postmodernity.

music; science and art; Bakhtin Circle; scientific communication and dissemination; Brazil