Uruguayan Carnival during the Last Dictatorship. The Evolution of a New Way of Resistance

Abstract. The paper proposes to trace the evolution of Uruguayan carnival from the viewpoint of left-wing movements, from its beginnings to its evolution as a tool to resist the military and dictatorial government that lasted from 1973 to 1985. In this period the conception of the carnival changed s...

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Main Author: Gabriela Rivera Rodríguez
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: University of Tartu Press 2017-09-01
Series:Interlitteraria
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Online Access:https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/IL/article/view/13580
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spelling doaj-3d0ff60841bc4d16937ee25c065ab9402020-11-25T02:13:23ZdeuUniversity of Tartu PressInterlitteraria1406-07012228-47292017-09-0122110.12697/IL.2017.22.1.14Uruguayan Carnival during the Last Dictatorship. The Evolution of a New Way of ResistanceGabriela Rivera Rodríguez0Castrelos, 34, portal 2. 4ºD, 36210 VigoAbstract. The paper proposes to trace the evolution of Uruguayan carnival from the viewpoint of left-wing movements, from its beginnings to its evolution as a tool to resist the military and dictatorial government that lasted from 1973 to 1985. In this period the conception of the carnival changed significantly, from being an evasion spectacle to a tool in the resistance movement. Special attention is given to the analysis of the the consequences of censorship in Murga spectacles, as it contributed to the consolidation of the tablado as not only a space for collective entertainment but as a space for political and aesthetic resistance.https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/IL/article/view/13580carnivaldictatorshipresistanceMurgatheatreUruguay
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author Gabriela Rivera Rodríguez
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Uruguayan Carnival during the Last Dictatorship. The Evolution of a New Way of Resistance
Interlitteraria
carnival
dictatorship
resistance
Murga
theatre
Uruguay
author_facet Gabriela Rivera Rodríguez
author_sort Gabriela Rivera Rodríguez
title Uruguayan Carnival during the Last Dictatorship. The Evolution of a New Way of Resistance
title_short Uruguayan Carnival during the Last Dictatorship. The Evolution of a New Way of Resistance
title_full Uruguayan Carnival during the Last Dictatorship. The Evolution of a New Way of Resistance
title_fullStr Uruguayan Carnival during the Last Dictatorship. The Evolution of a New Way of Resistance
title_full_unstemmed Uruguayan Carnival during the Last Dictatorship. The Evolution of a New Way of Resistance
title_sort uruguayan carnival during the last dictatorship. the evolution of a new way of resistance
publisher University of Tartu Press
series Interlitteraria
issn 1406-0701
2228-4729
publishDate 2017-09-01
description Abstract. The paper proposes to trace the evolution of Uruguayan carnival from the viewpoint of left-wing movements, from its beginnings to its evolution as a tool to resist the military and dictatorial government that lasted from 1973 to 1985. In this period the conception of the carnival changed significantly, from being an evasion spectacle to a tool in the resistance movement. Special attention is given to the analysis of the the consequences of censorship in Murga spectacles, as it contributed to the consolidation of the tablado as not only a space for collective entertainment but as a space for political and aesthetic resistance.
topic carnival
dictatorship
resistance
Murga
theatre
Uruguay
url https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/IL/article/view/13580
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