Citizenship and Crisis in Contemporary Brazilian Literature

Considering how literary texts address the transformations that Brazil has undergone since its 1985 transition to democracy, this study proposes that Brazilian contemporary literature is informed by the struggle for social, civil, and cultural rights and that literary production has created spaces for historically disenfranchised communities.

Sommario

Introduction: Voices of Contestation: Obstacles and Paths to Citizenship in Contemporary Brazilian Literature 1. Luiz Ruffato: Landscapes of Disrepair and Despair in Inferno provisório 2. Fridges and Suburbs in the New World Order: Fernando Bonassi's Spaces of Abjection 3. Practical Handbook of Citizenship. Negating/Negotiating Human Rights in São Paulo's Periphery 4. Cartographies of Hope: Charting Empowerment in Guia afetivo da periferia Epilogue

Info autore

Leila Lehnen is an Associate Professor of of Latin American Literature and Culture at the University of New Mexico, USA.

Riassunto

Considering how literary texts address the transformations that Brazil has undergone since its 1985 transition to democracy, this study proposes that Brazilian contemporary literature is informed by the struggle for social, civil, and cultural rights and that literary production has created spaces for historically disenfranchised communities.

Testo aggiuntivo

"A well-researched resource for those interested in Brazilian and Latin American literature and culture . . . Highly recommended." - CHOICE

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: L Lehnen, L. Lehnen, Leila Lehnen
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 11.01.2016
• EAN: 9781349447213
• ISBN: 978-1-349-44721-3
• Pagine: 260
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica romanza; B, Literature, Cultural Studies, Cultural Anthropology, Political Science, Ethnology, Social & cultural anthropology, Political science & theory, Literary studies: post-colonial literature, Social Anthropology, Political science and theory, World Literature, Sociocultural Anthropology, Literature, Modern—20th century, Twentieth-Century Literature, Latin American Culture, Ethnology—Latin America, Palgrave Literature Collection, Postcolonial/World Literature, democracy;human rights;transformation