Subjectivity Versus Brazilians Universities’ Demand for Objectivity; from Sublimation to Psychoneurosis

摘要

This theoretical paper discusses changes on teacher's subjectivity based on two Freudian's concepts: sublimation and psychoneurosis. It aims to identify how the subjectivity of teachers working at the Amazonia's universities are being modified due to the new educational policies’ demands, which state new tasks to their everyday life in addition to older duties. With this new configuration teachers experience conflicts between the levels of satisfaction aimed and obtained with their labor. Instead of sublimation, psychoneurosis can take place. Possible solutions regarding this issue were discussed by Theodor Adorno when he states what should be considered as a human possibility, on the same path as Freud announced in his book “Civilization and its discontents” (1929).