Citizenship and Crisis in Contemporary Brazilian Literature [Hardcover]

Considering how literary texts address the transformations that Brazil has undergone since its 1985 transition to democracy, this study proposes that Brazilian contemporary literature is informed by the struggle for social, civil, and cultural rights and that literary production has created spaces for historically disenfranchised communities.Introduction: Voices of Contestation: Obstacles and Paths to Citizenship in Contemporary Brazilian Literature 1. Luiz Ruffato: Landscapes of Disrepair and Despair in Inferno provis?rio 2. Fridges and Suburbs in the New World Order: Fernando Bonassi's Spaces of Abjection 3. Practical Handbook of Citizenship. Negating/Negotiating Human Rights in S?o Paulo's Periphery 4. Cartographies of Hope: Charting Empowerment in Guia afetivo da periferia Epilogue

A well-researched resource for those interested in Brazilian and Latin American literature and culture . . . Highly recommended. - CHOICE

Leila Lehnen is an Associate Professor of of Latin American Literature and Culture at the University of New Mexico, USA.