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(Author)itative perspectives: the infusion of sociology and crónica within Brazilian and Colombian shantytown testimonial narrative

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Abstract:
This article analyzes José Alejandro Castaño's 2003 book 'La isla de Morgan' and José Padilha's 2004 documentary 'Ônibus 174' as two examples of a recent category of nonfiction books and films that address favelas (slums) in Colombia and Brazil. These works address a large range of urban problems and at the same time witness about the economic, social, and political factors that affect displaced Brazilians and Colombians during the 20th and 21st centuries.
Este artigo analisa o livro de José Alejandro Castaño, ‘La isla de Morgan’ (2003), e o documentário de José Padilha, ‘Ônibus 174’ (2004), como dois exemplos de uma categoria recente de livros e filmes não ficcionais que tematizam a favela na Colômbia e no Brasil. Essas obras abordam um largo espectro de problemas urbanos ao mesmo tempo em que testemunham sobre os fatores económicos, sociais e políticos que afetam brasileiros e colombianos em deslocamento durante os séculos XX e XXI.

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Graves, Toby Weisslitz, "(Author)itative perspectives: the infusion of sociology and crónica within Brazilian and Colombian shantytown testimonial narrative" (2012). BRASIL/BRAZIL: A Journal of Brazilian Literature. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://doi.org/10.26300/npke-5e04

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  • BRASIL/BRAZIL: A Journal of Brazilian Literature

    BRASIL/BRAZIL: A Journal of Brazilian Literature (ISSN: 2526-4885), founded in 1988, publishes scholarly articles on Brazilian literature and in Comparative Literature with a focus on Brazilian literature, as well as book reviews, interviews with writers, English-language translations of Brazilian literature …

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