Racism in Novels: A Comparative Study of Brazilian and South African Cultural History
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| Title: | Racism in Novels: A Comparative Study of Brazilian and South African Cultural History |
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| Description: | During the first half of the twentieth century, both countries witnessed the advance of capitalism, translated into an aggressive police of development, with the exploitation of minerals, construction of railways and roads, urbanization and industrialization. Along with the economic development, Brazilian and South African society tried to take control of their society, meaning to control the population in order to maintain the status quo. For that end, racial definitions, classifications, theories and policies were fundamental.As the features of South African politics and policies of racial segregation emerged with new colors for the world after the end of the Apartheid regime, given the testimonies, the released documents and the new analysis, Brazilians have been pushed to face the problem of racial exclusion, unmasking its image as a “racial paradise” under the lights of new studies as well.Elaine Rocha uses novels published in both countries between 1912 and 1953 as a window from were one could see how cultural perceptions, policies and of racial differentiation were reflected in the everyday life. The analysis of the literary content, plus the authors'biographies, political ideologies and the problems they were facing and interacting, together with their intentions of affecting the lives of the readers with the tragedy they illustrated in their novels claiming for a change in the real world. |
| Authors: | Elaine Rocha, Author |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Brazilian fiction--20th century--History and criticism, Brazilian fiction (English)--20th century--History and criticism, South African fiction--20th century--History and criticism, South African fiction (English)--20th century--History and criticism, Racism in literature |
| Categories: | LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Spanish & Portuguese |
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