Fragmentos da memória de um professor de Jornalismo: perplexidades evidentes no tardio itinerário do anistiado político

Abstract

Journalism professor at Universidade de São Paulo, José Marques de Melo was accused of teaching "subversive" practices during the military dictatorship. A class occurred in 1968, about lead technique, was the key part of the investigation that invoked Decree-Law 477, resulting in a "white forfeiture" even though it had been cleared by an act published in Diário Oficial, in 1972, fact which motivated the professor to apply for political amnesty, one right of him. Being for a period of more than a quarter of a century, the lawsuit culminated with a favorable decision, in July 2015, prompting perplex attitudes. This text, a mixed of memorialistic essay and testimonials -based in a bibliographical research -, presents a contextual issues about the episode, highlighting also the demonstration made in Brazil and abroad about this subject, which associate the facts to broader issues about the academic way and the own Communication field.