https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/5159 2026-08-15T07:32:15Z https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/49538 Title: Investigações técnicas de ilustrações científicas de mariposas da família Sphingidae pertencentes ao bioma do Cerrado Abstract: Scientific illustration constitutes an interdisciplinary field between art and science, functioning as a visual medium capable of synthesizing and communicating complex information in a clear and accessible manner. In this way, it can promote better knowledge absorption by fostering emotional engagement. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to detail the concepts and processes of entomological illustration and to evaluate the application of the techniques—graphite, stippling, watercolor, and 2D digital illustration—in optimizing the morphological representation and distinctive patterns of moths of the family Sphingidae, with emphasis on their ecological relevance as pollinating agents of the Cerrado and on the importance of their preservation. As a result, ten scientific illustrations were produced that highlight the structural characteristics and distinctive patterns of moths of the family Sphingidae. To achieve this, a literature review on the historical and conceptual foundations of scientific illustration was conducted, in addition to a morphological investigation of the selected species based on the visual analysis of specimens preserved in the Entomology Laboratory of the Federal University of Uberlândia. Based on the artist’s observations, concluding analyses are also presented, indicating the most effective techniques for the morphological representation of some species belonging to the family Sphingidae. 2026-03-25T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/49494 Title: A importância dos temas musicais na narrativa de um jogo eletrônico: uma análise do tema “Once Upon a Time” na trilha sonora de Undertale Abstract: This study investigates the relationship between music and narrative construction in the video game Undertale (2015), developed by Toby Fox, with an emphasis on how the soundtrack interacts with the game mechanics and the player’s choices. The research proposes a musical analysis of recurring themes, examining procedures such as motivic recurrence, thematic transformation, and melodic reuse. Through the analysis of selected tracks from the soundtrack, the study seeks to understand how music not only accompanies the narrative but actively participates in the construction of meaning and in the game’s metanarrative dimension. The study also considers statements made by the composer in interviews and commemorative livestreams, in which he discusses his creative process and the relationship between music and the game’s ludic structure. It is concluded that, in Undertale, music assumes a structural role, functioning as an element of memory, thematic identity, and emotional articulation, thus contributing decisively to the player’s aesthetic and narrative experience, while also contributing to an expanded understanding of the concept of leitmotif in interactive media by highlighting its dynamic, relational nature and its dependence on player agency. 2026-03-25T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/49483 Title: The traditional tunes of the child ballads: uma análise musical e historiográfica da coletânea de Bertrand Harris Bronson. Abstract: Ballads were the most celebrated objects of study among Anglophone folklore scholars of the late nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century. The 1950s saw important changes take place, especially regarding the musical investigation of traditional productions, which led to impactful ruptures with the views and methods of earlier folklorists. In this sense, the present text casts a critical eye on the important body of work by Bertrand Harris Bronson, which is temporally situated within this rupture, while nevertheless maintaining a methodological foundation essentially grounded in the notions of the earliest British and American folklorists. This work will focus primarily on his collection, The Traditional Tunes of the Child Ballads, in which more than 4,000 melodic variants, drawn from different collectors and various collections, are classified and grouped. A brief historiography of English-language folklore studies is necessary, without which the critique of Bronson's work loses substance, since his assertions concerning what he called Anglo-Celtic folklore are embedded within a seminal discourse that portrayed non-literate musical practices along ethnic lines. The present work analyzes, through the substantial gains in tools and analytical approaches from ethnomusicology, the limitations and contributions of the theoretical framework created by Bronson. Notes: Pesquisa realizada sobre auxílio do financiamento CNPQ 2026-07-21T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/49404 Title: O ator e as possibilidades de atuação: uma análise da criação no teatro e no cinema a partir do conto "Aqueles Dois", de Caio Fernando Abreu Abstract: This undergraduate thesis, developed at the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU–MG), investigates the actor’s preparation process for performance in both theater and audiovisual media, with an emphasis on cinema, aiming to understand how organicity, impulses, and spontaneity are maintained across these two languages. The research takes as its object of analysis the works produced — a stage experiment and a film — both based on the short story “Aqueles Dois”, from the book Morangos Mofados, by Caio Fernando Abreu (1982). The study analyzes and documents the differences and similarities in the actor’s creative processes in each medium, through the experimentation of distinct acting techniques. The methodology is characterized as practice-led research, combining theoretical study, experimentation within an acting study group — coordinated by the author — and the practical experience of both theatrical production and film production processes. As theoretical references, the research engages with the studies of Constantin Stanislavski, Lee Strasberg, Thaís Mansano, and Sanford Meisner, the latter serving as the main guiding axis of the investigation. 2026-03-19T00:00:00Z