Disputes for the Representation of the Indigenous Body on Twitter

The paper aims to analyze the representations of the indigenous body produced during the 14th edition of the Acampamento Terra Livre [Free Land Occupation], which happened between April 24th and 28th, 2017, and that were disseminated and debated by means of images and threads in the social network T...

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Main Authors: Iara Tatiana Bonin, Edgar Roberto Kirchof, Daniela Ripoll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2018-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença
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spelling doaj-8ff34ff873da420db9d6916a685826962020-11-25T02:26:03ZengUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulRevista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença2237-26602018-06-01080221924710.1590/2237-266076102Disputes for the Representation of the Indigenous Body on TwitterIara Tatiana Bonin0Edgar Roberto Kirchof1Daniela Ripoll2Universidade Luterana do Brasil - ULBRA, Canoas/RS, BrazilUniversidade Luterana do Brasil - ULBRA, Canoas/RS, BrazilUniversidade Luterana do Brasil - ULBRA, Canoas/RS, BrazilThe paper aims to analyze the representations of the indigenous body produced during the 14th edition of the Acampamento Terra Livre [Free Land Occupation], which happened between April 24th and 28th, 2017, and that were disseminated and debated by means of images and threads in the social network Twitter from then on. The analyses are situated within the Cultural Studies field and the results point, on one hand, to a representation that considers the generic identity of the indigenous as a strategy to confer visibility to their social and political demands and, on the other, for disputes and clashes around these same representations.BodyIndigenous PeoplesRepresentationsCultural studiesTwitter
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author Iara Tatiana Bonin
Edgar Roberto Kirchof
Daniela Ripoll
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Edgar Roberto Kirchof
Daniela Ripoll
Disputes for the Representation of the Indigenous Body on Twitter
Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença
Body
Indigenous Peoples
Representations
Cultural studies
Twitter
author_facet Iara Tatiana Bonin
Edgar Roberto Kirchof
Daniela Ripoll
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title Disputes for the Representation of the Indigenous Body on Twitter
title_short Disputes for the Representation of the Indigenous Body on Twitter
title_full Disputes for the Representation of the Indigenous Body on Twitter
title_fullStr Disputes for the Representation of the Indigenous Body on Twitter
title_full_unstemmed Disputes for the Representation of the Indigenous Body on Twitter
title_sort disputes for the representation of the indigenous body on twitter
publisher Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
series Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença
issn 2237-2660
publishDate 2018-06-01
description The paper aims to analyze the representations of the indigenous body produced during the 14th edition of the Acampamento Terra Livre [Free Land Occupation], which happened between April 24th and 28th, 2017, and that were disseminated and debated by means of images and threads in the social network Twitter from then on. The analyses are situated within the Cultural Studies field and the results point, on one hand, to a representation that considers the generic identity of the indigenous as a strategy to confer visibility to their social and political demands and, on the other, for disputes and clashes around these same representations.
topic Body
Indigenous Peoples
Representations
Cultural studies
Twitter
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