Perezhivnie: an approach to the estate-of-the-art of research

Abstract

The concept of perezhivanie, associated with the historical-cultural theory, refers to a systemic unit of consciousness, comprehending the integrity of relation between affect and cognition, and the dialectical relation between individual and environment in the study of human development. It is an important concept to historical-cultural perspective which appears late and is unfinished in Vygotsky’s work. It is also a concept of recent apprehension by western authors whose reference in scientific works is growing and unfolding in different contexts. The present study intends to make a quantitative categorization of the scientific production involving the concept of perezhivanie, as well as indicate aspects to be analyzed. The search for scientific production was made through the journals portal of CAPES, involving works published untill 2018, in Portuguese, Spanish and English. As descriptors distincts nomenclatures of the russian name were used: perezhivanie, perezhivaniya, perejivanie, as well as combinations like « vivência » and «Vigotski». The quantity of 122 scientific works that dealt with perezhivanie were categorized by: year of publication, author, place of production (institution, country), journal and concept approach (as an object of discussion, unit of analysis and central theoretical aspect). The results indicated an exponential growth of production in the excerpt analyzed, along with diffusion in 22 countries and protagonism of Australia and Brazil in the world scene. Expansion and deepening possibilities of the current study were also indicated in view of a thorough picture of the productions, likewise exploring the concept’s perspectives and fields of use.