Brazil in the Making : Facets of National Identity Hardback

Edited by Carmen Nava, Ludwig, Jr Lauerhass

Part of the Latin American Silhouettes series

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This innovative volume traces Brazil's singular character, exploring both the remarkable richness and cohesion of the national culture and the contradictions and tensions that have developed over time.

What shared experiences give its citizens their sense of being Brazilian?

What memories bind them together? What metaphors and stereotypes of identity have emerged?

Which groups are privileged over others in idealized representations of the nation?

The contributorsâ€”a multidisciplinary group of U.S. and Brazilian scholarsâ€”offer a fresh look at questions that have been asked since the early nineteenth century and that continue to drive nationalist discourse today.

Their chapters explore Brazilian identity through an innovative framework that brings in seldom-considered aspects of art, music, and visual images, offering a compelling analysis of how nationalism functions as a social, political, and cultural construction in Latin America. Contributions by: Cristina Antunes, Dain Borges, ValÃ©ria Costa e Silva, James Green, Efrain Kristal, Ludwig Lauerhass Jr., Cristina Magaldi, Elizabeth A.

Marchant, JosÃ© Mindlin, Carmen Nava, JosÃ© Luis Passos, Robert Stam, and ValÃ©ria Torres