Marisa

A Legacy for Mathematics Education

Authors

  • Carlos Evaldo Silva Universidade Federal do Pará
  • Janeisi Universidade Federal do Tocantins https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8081-8747
  • Ocsana Danyluk Universidade de Passo Fundo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2358-4122.74584

Keywords:

Mathematical Language, Wittgenstein, Mathematics Education, GELIM, Marisa Silveira

Abstract

This text brings together three contributions presented during the roundtable held in honor of Prof. Dr. Marisa Rosani Abreu da Silveira at the 5th National Seminar on Language and Mathematics Education (V SENALEM), hosted at PUC-SP. The work celebrates Marisa’s intellectual, human, and institutional legacy, emphasizing her decisive role in establishing research on mathematical language in Brazil. The first section, written by Prof. Dr. Janeisi Meira, offers a sensitive reconstruction of Marisa’s academic and personal trajectory, interweaving biographical elements with literary references that illuminate her ethical stance, worldview, and commitment to education. Janeisi highlights Marisa’s contributions to teacher education, the creation of GELIM, and her defense of a socially engaged and language-centered approach to mathematics education. In the second section, Prof. Dr. Carlos Silva examines the theoretical and institutional challenges Marisa faced when introducing, at UFPA, a philosophical-linguistic approach to mathematics grounded in the later Wittgenstein. He discusses the tensions between philosophy of language, mathematical language, and teaching practice, emphasizing the importance of understanding language games in mathematical communication and learning. The final section, authored by Prof. Dr. Ocsana Danyluk, offers an affectionate and intellectual tribute, recalling her friendship with Marisa since the doctoral defense at UFRGS. Danyluk revisits the central theme of Marisa’s dissertation — the socially constructed discourse that “mathematics is difficult” — and discusses how mathematical language, when understood in its symbolic and predicative dimensions, can support comprehension and reduce learning barriers. Together, the texts highlight the breadth of Marisa Silveira’s legacy: her academic production, her teaching practice, her influence on the formation of researchers, and her contribution to understanding mathematics as language and social practice. The work reaffirms that Marisa remains present through the ideas, memories, and ongoing research inspired by her.

Author Biographies

Janeisi, Universidade Federal do Tocantins

PhD in Science and Mathematics Education from the Federal University of Pará (2018), Master in Science and Mathematics Education from the Federal University of Pará (2012), holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics Education from the State University of Pará (2008) and a Bachelor’s Degree in Language and Literature from the Federal University of Pará (2009). Has experience with an emphasis on Mathematics Education, teaching mathematics and Portuguese language in both Basic and Higher Education. Currently serves as an Assistant Professor at the Federal University of Tocantins (UFT), in the Mathematics programs and in the Graduate Programs in Science and Health Teaching, ProfMat, and also in the REAMEC Doctoral Program. Leader of the Study and Research Group on Mathematics Education in Teacher Education – GEPEMFOR/CUAR/UFT.

Ocsana Danyluk, Universidade de Passo Fundo

Professional with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics Education from the University of Passo Fundo (1976). Master’s Degree in Mathematics Education from São Paulo State University “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (1988). PhD in Education from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (1997). Served as Vice‑Rector for Undergraduate Studies at the University of Passo Fundo from 2002 to 2006. Founder of the Brazilian Society of Mathematics Education (SBEM – national). Founder and first President of SBEM/RS. Professor in the Graduate Program in Science and Mathematics Teaching – Professional Master’s Degree at the Institute of Exact and Geoscience Sciences (ICEG) at UPF, teaching the courses Epistemology of Science and Mathematics, Mathematics Topics I, and Mathematics Topics II. Full Professor III at the University of Passo Fundo, teaching in the programs of Mathematics – Teacher Education, Business Administration, Economics, Agronomy, and Chemistry. Has extensive experience in the field of Mathematics, with an emphasis on Mathematics Education, working mainly on the following topics: mathematical literacy, education, youth and adult education, history of mathematics, and higher education methodology. Author of several books on her areas of expertise. Researcher in the field of hermeneutic phenomenology

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2025-12-31

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Silva, C. E., Janeisi, & Danyluk, O. (2025). Marisa: A Legacy for Mathematics Education. Ensino Da Matemática Em Debate, 12(4), 495–510. https://doi.org/10.23925/2358-4122.74584

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