Paul Sneed
Biographic Data
| ID | 410061 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paul Sneed |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paul |
| FAMILY NAME | Sneed |
| SIGNATURE | SNEED P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Seoul National University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
My Sweet Orange Tree, Korea, and the Relational Imagination
In this essay, I ponder the startling popularity of the José Mauro de Vasconcelos novel My Sweet Orange Tree in Korea, first through a historical and political lens then through a cultural one focused on relationality—understood in the sense of Martin Buber’s philosophy of dialogue. Certainly, similarities between Brazil and Korea during their authoritarian years can potentially help explain the work’s initial popularity in Korea, where it remain…
The Coexistentialism of Chico Science and Brazil’s Manguebeat
Brazil’s manguebeat of the nineties was one of the most fertile Latin American cultural scenes of recent decades, not only for its rich musical creation but also for the playful, yet profound vision of social and ecological justice it championed. Twenty-some years after the death of Chico Science, its most iconic personality, this essay explores the strikingly relational philosophical bent at its core—one molded by the collectivism typical of its…
Chico Science + 20
This article examines the repercussions of Recife’s “Manguebeat” musical and cultural scene regionally, nationally, and internationally twenty years after the movement’s explosive takeoff. It also compares and contrasts mangue with the poetry of the first generation of Brazilian modernismo, especially in regard to Oswald de Andrade’s notion of anthropophagy and Mario de Andrade’s concept of simultaneity. The manifestos of each movement express si…
Acts of Love
This article draws upon theories of performance, everyday life, social space, and community to explore an ethnographic vignette juxtaposing two scenes: in one, neighbors form an improvised huddle around a young gang member dying of a gunshot wound in the streets of the favela, or squatter town, of Rocinha, in Rio de Janeiro; in the other, a Palm Sunday procession passes through the same spot later that night. Contextualizing this illustration wit…
Translated Abstracts
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Favela Utopias
Rio de Janeiro's bailes funk, or funk dance parties, with their often in- tensely violent and aggressively sexualized nature, are fundamental expressions of the culture of the city's favelas, or squatter towns, with tremendous signifi cance for enormous crowds of poor, young people who attend them. This article draws on eth- nographic research and participant observation, conducted by the author throughout years of living in the favela of Rocinha…
Bandidos de Cristo
This article examines the role of Rio de Janeiro's proibidão funk in representing the power of criminal factions in the city's favelas. Proibidão, a subgenre of funk carioca, often features lyrics that glorify drug trafficking, violence, and the leaders of these factions. Sneed argues that these representations, while seemingly problematic, offer a complex reflection of the social and political realities within these communities. He explores how …
Delirium and Divertissement
This paper explores ehe relaCiono between Che worko of Machado de Ansio and Che seventeenlhcentnry French moralist Blaise Pascal jo key texto o which Machado allegorically symbotizes aspecto of Pascalo thonght, such es Che setfiohneso st Che core of homan acCiono nod Che homan condition jo Che absence of direreissement, or diversion. Theso allegoricat texto inclesde Machados shorl otories A Igreja do Diabo sod Viver! sod Che seventh chapter of hi…
Favela Utopias
Rio de Janeiro's bailes funk, or funk dance parties, with their often in- tensely violent and aggressively sexualized nature, are fundamental expressions of the culture of the city's favelas, or squatter towns, with tremendous signifi cance for enormous crowds of poor, young people who attend them. This article draws on eth- nographic research and participant observation, conducted by the author throughout years of living in the favela of Rocinha…
Bandidos de Cristo
This article examines the role of Rio de Janeiro's proibidão funk in representing the power of criminal factions in the city's favelas. Proibidão, a subgenre of funk carioca, often features lyrics that glorify drug trafficking, violence, and the leaders of these factions. Sneed argues that these representations, while seemingly problematic, offer a complex reflection of the social and political realities within these communities. He explores how …
Chico Science + 20
This article examines the repercussions of Recife’s “Manguebeat” musical and cultural scene regionally, nationally, and internationally twenty years after the movement’s explosive takeoff. It also compares and contrasts mangue with the poetry of the first generation of Brazilian modernismo, especially in regard to Oswald de Andrade’s notion of anthropophagy and Mario de Andrade’s concept of simultaneity. The manifestos of each movement express si…
Delirium and Divertissement
This paper explores ehe relaCiono between Che worko of Machado de Ansio and Che seventeenlhcentnry French moralist Blaise Pascal jo key texto o which Machado allegorically symbotizes aspecto of Pascalo thonght, such es Che setfiohneso st Che core of homan acCiono nod Che homan condition jo Che absence of direreissement, or diversion. Theso allegoricat texto inclesde Machados shorl otories A Igreja do Diabo sod Viver! sod Che seventh chapter of hi…
Bandidos de Cristo
This article examines the role of Rio de Janeiro's proibidão funk in representing the power of criminal factions in the city's favelas. Proibidão, a subgenre of funk carioca, often features lyrics that glorify drug trafficking, violence, and the leaders of these factions. Sneed argues that these representations, while seemingly problematic, offer a complex reflection of the social and political realities within these communities. He explores how …
Translated Abstracts
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Favela Utopias
Rio de Janeiro's bailes funk, or funk dance parties, with their often in- tensely violent and aggressively sexualized nature, are fundamental expressions of the culture of the city's favelas, or squatter towns, with tremendous signifi cance for enormous crowds of poor, young people who attend them. This article draws on eth- nographic research and participant observation, conducted by the author throughout years of living in the favela of Rocinha…
Acts of Love
This article draws upon theories of performance, everyday life, social space, and community to explore an ethnographic vignette juxtaposing two scenes: in one, neighbors form an improvised huddle around a young gang member dying of a gunshot wound in the streets of the favela, or squatter town, of Rocinha, in Rio de Janeiro; in the other, a Palm Sunday procession passes through the same spot later that night. Contextualizing this illustration wit…
Chico Science + 20
This article examines the repercussions of Recife’s “Manguebeat” musical and cultural scene regionally, nationally, and internationally twenty years after the movement’s explosive takeoff. It also compares and contrasts mangue with the poetry of the first generation of Brazilian modernismo, especially in regard to Oswald de Andrade’s notion of anthropophagy and Mario de Andrade’s concept of simultaneity. The manifestos of each movement express si…
The Coexistentialism of Chico Science and Brazil’s Manguebeat
Brazil’s manguebeat of the nineties was one of the most fertile Latin American cultural scenes of recent decades, not only for its rich musical creation but also for the playful, yet profound vision of social and ecological justice it championed. Twenty-some years after the death of Chico Science, its most iconic personality, this essay explores the strikingly relational philosophical bent at its core—one molded by the collectivism typical of its…
My Sweet Orange Tree, Korea, and the Relational Imagination
In this essay, I ponder the startling popularity of the José Mauro de Vasconcelos novel My Sweet Orange Tree in Korea, first through a historical and political lens then through a cultural one focused on relationality—understood in the sense of Martin Buber’s philosophy of dialogue. Certainly, similarities between Brazil and Korea during their authoritarian years can potentially help explain the work’s initial popularity in Korea, where it remain…
Music History and Culture (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Asian Culture and Media Studies (2 works) · Collectivism (2 works) · Funk (2 works) · History (2 works)