AfroReggae: "Antropofagia," Sublimation, and Intimate Revolt in the "Favela"

Autor/in	Maddox, John T.
Titel	AfroReggae: "Antropofagia," Sublimation, and Intimate Revolt in the "Favela"
Quelle	In: Hispania, 97 (2014) 3, S.463-476 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-2133
DOI	10.1353/hpn.2014.0065
Schlagwörter	Social Justice; Popular Culture; African Culture; Latin American Culture; Hispanic American Culture; Films; Art; Music; Literature; Critical Theory; Slums; Disadvantaged Environment; Social Discrimination; Foreign Countries; Cultural Activities; Brazil + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Popkultur; Africa; Culture; Afrika; Kultur; Hispanistik; Film; Arts; Kunst; Musik; Literatur; Kritische Theorie; Slum; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Ausland; Cultural activity; Kulturelle Aktivität; Brasilien
Abstract	The documentary "Favela Rising" (2005) and its companion narrative, "Culture is Our Weapon" (2010), depict the AfroReggae cultural movement as a break with the past, a means of creating citizenship for Brazilian "favelas." A leitmotif of the film is struggling to end the communities' "paralysis" caused by the domination of drug lords and corrupt, brutal police. Many residents and viewers feel that the "favela" lies outside the Brazilian nation. However, this essay shows that AfroReggae is part of a Brazilian artistic tradition that begins with Oswald de Andrade's "Manifesto antropófago" (1928). Andrade focuses on sublimation, translating emotions into art. But Andrade's ideas, while sometimes inspired by the "favelas," did not reach most of their residents until later movements, such as Freire's pedagogy of the oppressed, Boal's theater of the oppressed, and Quilombhoje's "Cadernos Negros." This history explains why AfroReggae stands out among today's "literatura marginal," most of which is a continuation of the determinist Naturalist tradition. Andrade's essay and AfroReggae's performances predate and confirm Kelly Oliver's argument that the oppressed need a sublimation space to combat oppression. AfroReggae and the Brazilian tradition they represent have much to teach about how art can transform communities around world. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10