Program
Hispanic Literature and Brazilian Studies
College
Arts and Sciences
Student Level
Master's
Location
PAÍS Building
Start Date
10-11-2022 11:00 AM
End Date
10-11-2022 1:00 PM
Abstract
National identity is a concept that permeates every aspect in the formation of a nation. In Brazil, national identity is formed by a varied social landscape of races, ethnicities, and origins. However, in a context of increasing modernization, how do communities that have been forcibly introduced or excluded in the nation view their own national identities? Bye Bye Brasil (1980) and A febre (2019) are two important Brazilian films in which Afro-Brazilian and Native Brazilian characters, respectively, confront the spaces reserved for their communities in their national lived realities. In this project, I examine how Bye Bye Brasil and A febre reflect on the question of race and national identity, in a context of change towards the consolidation of a modern Brazilian nation. By analyzing and comparing the fictional spaces in and positions of the diverse characters in the films, we can draw conclusions on perceptions and auto perceptions of these communities in the national imaginary of the modern nation in which they are reclaiming their citizenship.
Bye Bye Brasil and A febre: Race, Change, and National Belonging in Brazil
PAÍS Building
National identity is a concept that permeates every aspect in the formation of a nation. In Brazil, national identity is formed by a varied social landscape of races, ethnicities, and origins. However, in a context of increasing modernization, how do communities that have been forcibly introduced or excluded in the nation view their own national identities? Bye Bye Brasil (1980) and A febre (2019) are two important Brazilian films in which Afro-Brazilian and Native Brazilian characters, respectively, confront the spaces reserved for their communities in their national lived realities. In this project, I examine how Bye Bye Brasil and A febre reflect on the question of race and national identity, in a context of change towards the consolidation of a modern Brazilian nation. By analyzing and comparing the fictional spaces in and positions of the diverse characters in the films, we can draw conclusions on perceptions and auto perceptions of these communities in the national imaginary of the modern nation in which they are reclaiming their citizenship.
