Poetry and citizenship: notes on slam poetry in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro from 2016-2020

The dispute towards the meanings of citizenship and poetry is one of the main concerns of the slam poetry produced in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro between 2016 and 2020. This text analyzes works by Carol Dall Farra, Lucas Afonso, Luiza Romão, Luz Ribeiro, Mel Duarte, Roberta Estrela D’Alva, Tom Grito and Valentine and the context of their performance. It tries to foreground the mutually constitutive relationship between poetry and citizenship in the slam produced in these cities during this period. This relationship is grounded both at the level of the word, in the topics brought to discussion by the poets, and at the level of performance, in the enactment and collective pratice of slam poetry by the members of its community, its organizers, poets and audience members.

As escolas de samba do Rio de Janeiro (2011-2020): carnaval e resistência

Este artigo investiga os desfiles das escolas de samba do Rio de Janeiro em seu diálogo com a política brasileira no período de 2011 a 2020, considerando esses desfiles como um importante espaço de discussão e negociação entre a sociedade e as instituições de poder. Propõe-se também a revisar as tensões ocorridas no Brasil na mesma fase, que serviram como fonte de inspiração para as escolas de samba cariocas manifestarem desigualdades econômicas, sociais e políticas do país, de forma crítica e satírica. Ao final, argumentamos que, por representar uma época de grande movimentação política nacional, o referido período refletiu a revalorização da ideia de “resistência” nas narrativas visuais (fantasias e alegorias) e literárias (enredos e letras dos sambas) do carnaval das escolas de samba.

A experiência da “Grande Guerra” nas páginas de Selecta (1914-1919)

Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar a revista Selecta, publicada semanalmente a partir de junho de 1915, na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, entre os anos de 1914 e 1919. A revista tinha como objetivo complementar a leitura de outro semanário famoso e popular do período: a revista Fon-Fon! Citada em inúmeros estudos, porém nunca alvo de um estudo específico, a revista Selecta apresenta algumas singularidades que percebemos ao analisá-la tendo como foco sua abordagem sobre uma temática deveras importante: a “Grande Guerra” (1914-1918). Assim, tencionamos relacionar a série de mudanças no âmbito do formato e do conteúdo da revista ao longo de seus primeiros quatro anos de existência, com o papel central que a imprensa brasileira adquiriu nesse momento, encarregada de noticiar e representar a experiência da guerra no Brasil.

Digital participation of left-wing activists in Brazil: cultural events as a cement to mobilization and networked protest

This research explores how Brazilian activist groups participate in Facebook to coordinate their social struggles, based on a lexical analysis of publications on 529 pages, published between 2013 and 2017. These groups set up two main repertoires of action by mobilizing Facebook as an arena for challenging political action and a tool for coordinating their mobilizations. This research shows more specifically that artistic expression and the agenda of cultural events are central to these digital action repositories. Publications and conversations related to culture punctuate the ordinary exchange of information between activists, especially during the lulls of social struggles. They structure activist networks on a medium-term basis and contribute to the coordination of social movements by creating the conditions for occasional gatherings, transversal to different types of activism and to various social struggles.

Anti-gender politics and the authoritarian turn in Brazil

In 2018, Jair Bolsonaro, a former captain and congressman known for his racist, sexist, and homophobic remarks, was elected president of Brazil. His election shocked political analysts, representing the major setback in the Brazilian democracy since the end of the military rule in the 1980’s. The present work analyses the social actors and the political processes behind the rise of Bolsonaro to power. It focuses on the role of anti-gender politics in the recent authoritarian turn. Borrowing some insights from the Protest Event Analysis methodology, the work explores the dynamics of the anti-gender protest events, their main social and political actors, repertoires of actions and demands. It also review the recent debate on the crisis of democracy and the rise of extreme right-wing movements and parties, focusing on the centrality of opposition to gender equity and LGBTQI+ rights in the rhetoric and action of conservative and far-right groups.