The Brazilian Case: Towards a Paradigm of Trans‑Colonial Studies

The aim of this article is to discuss the limited applicability of the “standard” post‑colonial method in the analysis of the Brazilian literature and culture. A new, trans‑colonial paradigm is proposed instead, focusing on emerging idiosyncrasies rather than on the process of critical deconstructi...

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Autor principal:	Ewa Łukaszyk
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Lenguaje:	EN PL
Publicado:	Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 2021
Materias:	Brazil post‑colonial studies trans‑colonial studies cultural distinctiveness Law K Political science J
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/f44380497b4e433196bbd2d26b96465c
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f44380497b4e433196bbd2d26b96465c2021-11-27T13:08:31ZThe Brazilian Case: Towards a Paradigm of Trans‑Colonial Studies10.12797/Politeja.12.2015.38.131733-67162391-6737https://doaj.org/article/f44380497b4e433196bbd2d26b96465c2021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/politeja/article/view/2268https://doaj.org/toc/1733-6716https://doaj.org/toc/2391-6737 The aim of this article is to discuss the limited applicability of the “standard” post‑colonial method in the analysis of the Brazilian literature and culture. A new, trans‑colonial paradigm is proposed instead, focusing on emerging idiosyncrasies rather than on the process of critical deconstruction of the European discourses and ideologies. In a comparative perspective confronting the studied case with other situations in the world, the article presents particular circumstances that shaped the trans‑colonial pattern of development of the Brazilian culture. The factors and phenomena taken into the account are: the proportions of economic and cultural strength between the colony and its metropolis, the dynamics of the identity search that followed the moment of formal independence, the peculiarity related to the predominance of a non‑printed (oral or handwritten) culture and finally the emergence of cultural distinctiveness alien to Eurocentric canons. Ewa ŁukaszykKsiegarnia Akademicka PublishingarticleBrazilpost‑colonial studiestrans‑colonial studiescultural distinctivenessLawKPolitical scienceJENPLPoliteja, Vol 12, Iss 6 (38) (2021)
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description	The aim of this article is to discuss the limited applicability of the “standard” post‑colonial method in the analysis of the Brazilian literature and culture. A new, trans‑colonial paradigm is proposed instead, focusing on emerging idiosyncrasies rather than on the process of critical deconstruction of the European discourses and ideologies. In a comparative perspective confronting the studied case with other situations in the world, the article presents particular circumstances that shaped the trans‑colonial pattern of development of the Brazilian culture. The factors and phenomena taken into the account are: the proportions of economic and cultural strength between the colony and its metropolis, the dynamics of the identity search that followed the moment of formal independence, the peculiarity related to the predominance of a non‑printed (oral or handwritten) culture and finally the emergence of cultural distinctiveness alien to Eurocentric canons.
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title	The Brazilian Case: Towards a Paradigm of Trans‑Colonial Studies
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The Brazilian Case: Towards a Paradigm of Trans‑Colonial Studies

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