The plastic thought of Pro-Posições covers ^{1 2}

Abstract ⁴

This article proposes a reading of the covers of the journal Pro-Posições from a methodological point of view provided by Pierre Francastel’s Historical Sociology of Art based on his key concept of plastic thought. The analysis considered the images, the fonts, and the colors present in the covers, as well as the social history of the agents involved in its elaboration, especially the plastic artists. As a conclusion it is noticed that, over time, the journal has lost its visual characteristics, given the contemporary editorial tendency according to which electronic platforms, such as Scielo, provide a standardized way to edit and publish scientific information. Within this online universe, covers seem to become outdated, which should be problematized. After all, does the notion of cover make sense in the present world of digital scientific journals?

Keywords
Pro-Posições; scientific journal covers; Sociology of Art; Cultural History; Plastic thought (Pensée plastique); Pierre Francastel