Memory, Monuments and Resistance: São Paulo—Paris—São Paulo
In colonized countries such as Brazil history begins when colonizers arrive and impose themselves on a territory, which for them is “new,” with history brought from afar. For those who already inhabit this territory, the past no longer exists. The Bandeirantes--pioneers contri...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Institute of Philosophy of the Jagiellonian University
2017-12-01
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| Series: | The Polish Journal of Aesthetics |
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| Online Access: | https://pjaesthetics.uj.edu.pl/documents/138618288/138653014/pja_47_2.pdf/800dc9ad-1f28-4b0a-b92b-e6153be2f036 |
| Summary: | In colonized countries such as Brazil history begins when colonizers arrive and impose themselves on a territory, which for them is “new,” with history brought from afar. For those who already inhabit this territory, the past no longer exists. The Bandeirantes--pioneers contributed in the construction of this history, which was based on violence against the natives and the usurpation of their territory. In the modern city of São Paulo, the local bourgeoisie established an ideological identification linking the inhabitants of the city, seen as entrepreneurs and tireless workers, with the pioneers of the sixteenth century. Some concepts of the German philosopher Walter Benjamin enable us to understand this process. |
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| ISSN: | 2544-8242 2544-8242 |