BRAZILIAN SUBJECTIVITY TODAY . MIGRATION, IDENTITY AND XENOP
COMP. SIMAI, SZILVIA; HOOK, DEREK
Portuguès

Sinopsi BRAZILIAN SUBJECTIVITY TODAY . MIGRATION, IDENTITY AND XENOP

The emerging field of psychosocial studies signifies a confluence of disciplines for whom the fantasies, repressions and cultural practices underlying national identity represents a crucial research focus. This book presents a psychosocial portrayal of Brazil?s arrival on the international stage in the economic boom of the run-up to its hosting of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games. This former Portuguese colony is a country of contradictions in need of a new image; a nation that needs to be able to both love and sell itself in today?s neo-liberal reality. It argues that a contemporary representation of Brazilian subjectivity is best enabled through an interdisciplinary perspective. Five key themes ? to be explored in all their contradictions and ambivalence ? structure the book: fantasies of the nation; xenophobia and denial; Brazilian cultural practice; transnational mobility; and gender, race and Brazilian identity.
EAN
9789871727902
Editorial
Any d'edició
2014
Pàgines
174
Idioma
Portuguès
Col·lecció
POLIEDROS
Alt
300
Ample
200
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