« Terra adorada, mãe gentil » : l’image de la nature et du féminin dans la construction de l’idée de Brésil-nation (1930-1945)
In Brazil, the period known as the Vargas Era (1930-1945), experienced the strengthening of nationalist ideas that materialized in an authoritarian political project in which the state assumed the role of protagonist in an attempt to control society. Such scenario favored the proliferation of discou...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | fra |
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Université Paris 3
2016-12-01
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Series: | Cahiers des Amériques Latines |
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Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/cal/4374 |
Summary: | In Brazil, the period known as the Vargas Era (1930-1945), experienced the strengthening of nationalist ideas that materialized in an authoritarian political project in which the state assumed the role of protagonist in an attempt to control society. Such scenario favored the proliferation of discourses that linked conservative representations of women and nature, uniting these representations in the central idea of a maternal Brazilian nation, who deprived herself for her « children», but in return demanded of Brazilians loyalty and obedience to the official political project. |
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ISSN: | 1141-7161 2268-4247 |