Intimidade: o tanque no quarto / Intimacy: the tank in the bedroom / Intimidad: el tanque en el cuarto / L'intimité: le char d'assaut dans la chambre

Este trabalho aborda intimidade desde seu surgimento no desenvolvimento e nos apegos de primeira infância, e na medida em que é parte da forma como identidades, gênero e sexualidade se estabelecem ao longo do desenvolvimento. Na parte final, como uma parte integrante da violência social, a intimidade é explorada em circunstâncias de racismo e da violência, de iniciativa do estado, cometida por meio de tortura. O que liga estes aspectos da intimidade e da vida íntima compartilhada é um compromisso com uma abordagem psicanalítica que considera o intrapsíquico e o intersubjetivo interagindo de modo poderoso e próximo. A intimidade tanto é algo extremamente pessoal e particular, quanto é profundamente impregnada de forças sociais e políticas. A intimidade assim considerada - ou seja, como profundamente individual e, ao mesmo tempo, como regulada e constituída pelo Estado, pela cultura e pela família - aparece em diversas formações políticas, totalitárias, neoliberais e democráticas.

This essay considers intimacy as it arises in early development and attachment, and as it is part of how identities, gender and sexuality are regulated over the course of development. In the final section, intimacy as an integral part of social violence is explored in circumstances of racism and state-initiated violence through torture. What ties these aspects of intimacy and intimate life together is a commitment to a psychoanalytic approach that considered the intrapsychic and the intersubjective as powerfully and closely interacting. Intimacy is both highly personal and private and deeply imbued with social and political forces. This consideration of intimacy, as it is deeply individual and at the same time regulated and constituted by the state and the culture and the family, appears in various political formations, totalitarian, neo liberal and democratic.

Este trabajo aborda la intimidad desde su surgimiento en el desarrollo y en los apegos de la primera infancia, y a medida que es parte de la forma como entidades, género y sexualidad se establecen durante el desarrollo. Al final, como parte integrante de la violencia social, se explora la intimidad en circunstancias de racismo y violencia, iniciativa del estado, a través de la tortura. Lo que conecta estos aspectos de la intimidad y de la vida íntima compartida, es un compromiso con un enfoque psicoanalítico que considera lo intrapsíquico y lo intersubjetivo interactuando de un modo próximo y poderoso. La intimidad es algo extremadamente personal y particular, así como está impregnada profundamente de fuerzas sociales y políticas. La intimidad considerada de esta forma - es decir, como profundamente individual y, al mismo tiempo, como regulada y constituida por el estado, por la cultura y por la familia - aparece en diversas formaciones políticas, totalitarias, neoliberales y democráticas.

Cet essai considère l'intimité telle qu'elle se pose lors du développement et de l'attachement précoce, et comme une partie de la façon dont les identités, le genre et la sexualité sont réglementés au cours du développement. Dans la section finale, l'intimité en tant que partie intégrante de la violence sociale est explorée dans les circonstances du racisme et de la violence initiée par l'État au moyen de la torture. Ce qui relie ces aspects de l'intimité et de la vie intime est un engagement à une approche psychanalytique qui considère l'intrapsychique et l'intersubjectif comme une interaction puissante et étroitement interactive. L'intimité est à la fois très personnelle et privée et profondément imprégnée de forces sociales et politiques. Cette considération de l'intimité, car elle est profondément individuelle et en même temps réglementée et constituée par l'État, la culture et la famille, apparaît dans diverses formations politiques, totalitaires, néo-libérales et démocratiques.

Nomadic concepts in the history of biology.

The history of scientific concepts has firmly settled among the instruments of historical inquiry. In our section we approach concepts from the perspective of nomadic concepts (Isabelle Stengers). Instead of following the evolution of concepts within one disciplinary network, we see them as subject to constant reification and change while crossing and turning across disciplines and non-scientific domains. This introduction argues that understanding modern biology is not possible without taking into account the constant transfers and translations that affected concepts. We argue that this approach does not only engage with nomadism between disciplines and non-scientific domains, but reflects on and involves the metaphoric value of concepts as well.

The deaths of a cell: how language and metaphor influence the science of cell death.

Multicellular development and tissue maintenance involve the regular elimination of damaged and healthy cells. The science of this genetically regulated cell death is particularly rich in metaphors: 'programmed cell death' or 'cell suicide' is considered an 'altruistic' act on the part of a cell for the benefit of the organism as a whole. It is also considered a form of 'social control' exerted by the body/organism over its component cells. This paper analyzes the various functions of these metaphors and critical discussion about them within the scientific community. Bodies such as the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death (NCCD) have been charged with bringing order to the language of cell death to facilitate scientific progress. While the NCCD recommends adopting more objective biochemical terminology to describe the mechanisms of cell death, the metaphors in question retain an important function by highlighting the broader context within which cell death occurs. Scientific metaphors act as conceptual 'tools' which fulfill various roles, from highlighting a phenomenon as of particular interest, situating it in a particular context, or suggesting explanatory causal mechanisms.