Modernism and National Identity in Brazil, or How to Brew a Brazilian Stew

Bibliographic Data

ID12653573
AuthorsStyliane Philippou (corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume7
Issue3
Pages245-264
Publication date2005-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueNational Identities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1460-8944 • E-ISSN: 1469-9907
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14608940500201771
OpenAlexW2104743794
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited12

In the first half of the twentieth century, the second discovery of Brazil aimed to couple political independence with cultural emancipation, and demanded the invention of an authentic Brazilian tradition to serve as the basis of an autonomous modern Brazilian art. The quest for modernity was parallel to an intensified quest for brasilidade, emphasising all things that differentiate Brazilian culture from European culture. National identity was defined as rooted in race mixing, a cultural amalgamation of the European with the tropical. This article explores the strategies of Brasilianisation that Brazilian Modernist artists applied to their construction of Brazil's national heritage and their assimilation of Modernist cosmopolitan artistic trends

Aesthetics · Art · Cultural heritage · Emancipation · Identity (music · Independence (probability theory · Modernism (music · Modernity · National identity · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Studies · History of Education Research in Brazil · History, Culture, and Society · Law · Sociology and Education in Brazil

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