The manor, the sky and the nation: continuities and ruptures in the literatures of former Portuguese colonized countries
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Resumo: | Postcolonial studies emphasize the need of reflecting on how countries which suffered colonization still promote the maintenance of imperial power structures when they do not strongly criticize their social organizations. Thus in most of these countries it is necessary to think about the resistance of thoughts and ideologies that do not effectively promote the existence of a society away from old colonial habits. In Brazil, for example, the almost nonexistent postcolonial debate makes room to affirmations that Portuguese colonialism was mild in comparison to others. It happens that such ideas establish a network of causalities which, interpreted in different ways over time, cause Brazil to despise economic, political and social understandings about its cultural constitution. The postcolonial debate should be promoted not only to deconstruct this myth of cordial colonization, but also to understand how this deception relates to the attempt not to think about why some groups are on the margins of the nation. Our proposal here is to think about this issue and relate it to the reading of two contemporary short stories: “Entrada no céu” by Mozambican Mia Couto and “Solar dos Príncipes” by Brazilian Marcelino Freire. In these texts of two countries that have passed through the Portuguese colonization, social dynamics very similar to colonial and postcolonial environments are staged. We wrote this comparative study because the tales explain each other when studied side by side. ---DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22409/abriluff2018n21a504. |
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The manor, the sky and the nation: continuities and ruptures in the literatures of former Portuguese colonized countriesO solar, o céu e a nação: continuidades e rupturas nas literaturas de países de colonização portuguesaMia CoutoMarcelino Freirepostcolonialism.Mia CoutoMarcelino Freirepós-colonialismo.Postcolonial studies emphasize the need of reflecting on how countries which suffered colonization still promote the maintenance of imperial power structures when they do not strongly criticize their social organizations. Thus in most of these countries it is necessary to think about the resistance of thoughts and ideologies that do not effectively promote the existence of a society away from old colonial habits. In Brazil, for example, the almost nonexistent postcolonial debate makes room to affirmations that Portuguese colonialism was mild in comparison to others. It happens that such ideas establish a network of causalities which, interpreted in different ways over time, cause Brazil to despise economic, political and social understandings about its cultural constitution. The postcolonial debate should be promoted not only to deconstruct this myth of cordial colonization, but also to understand how this deception relates to the attempt not to think about why some groups are on the margins of the nation. Our proposal here is to think about this issue and relate it to the reading of two contemporary short stories: “Entrada no céu” by Mozambican Mia Couto and “Solar dos Príncipes” by Brazilian Marcelino Freire. In these texts of two countries that have passed through the Portuguese colonization, social dynamics very similar to colonial and postcolonial environments are staged. We wrote this comparative study because the tales explain each other when studied side by side. ---DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22409/abriluff2018n21a504.Os estudos pós-coloniais enfatizam a necessidade de refletirmos sobre como países que passaram por uma colonização podem promover a manutenção das estruturas de poder imperial, quando não fazem uma crítica contundente das suas organizações sociais. Assim, na maioria desses países, faz-se necessário pensar sobre a resistência de pensamentos e ideologias que não promovem efetivamente a existência de uma sociedade afastada de antigos hábitos coloniais. No Brasil, por exemplo, a quase inexistência do debate pós-colonial propicia afirmações de que o colonialismo português foi cordial em comparação a outros. Acontece que ideias como essa instauram uma rede de causalidades que, interpretadas de maneiras diferentes ao longo do tempo, fazem com que o Brasil menospreze entendimentos econômicos, políticos e sociais sobre a sua constituição cultural. O debate pós-colonial deve ser promovido não só para desconstruir esse mito da colonização cordial, mas também para entender como esse engodo se relaciona à tentativa de não se pensar sobre por que alguns grupos encontram-se às margens da nação. Nossa proposta aqui é pensar sobre essa questão e relacioná-la à leitura de dois contos contemporâneos: “Entrada no céu”, do moçambicano Mia Couto, e “Solar dos Príncipes”, do brasileiro Marcelino Freire. São encenadas, nesses textos de dois países que passaram pela colonização portuguesa, dinâmicas sociais muito afins a ambientes coloniais e pós-coloniais. Optamos por fazer esse estudo comparado porque os contos se explicam mutuamente quando estudados lado a lado. ---DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22409/abriluff2018n21a504.ABEC Brasil2018-12-09info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionPeer-reviewed ArticleArtigo avaliado por paresapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.uff.br/revistaabril/article/view/2996210.22409/abriluff.v10i21.29962ABRIL – NEPA / UFF; Vol. 10 No. 21 (2018): New writings, new epistemologies; 15-34Abril – NEPA / UFF; v. 10 n. 21 (2018): Novas escrituras, novas epistemologias; 15-341984-209010.22409/abriluff.v10i21reponame:Abril (Niterói)instname:Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)instacron:UFFporhttps://periodicos.uff.br/revistaabril/article/view/29962/17503Copyright (c) 2018 Abril – NEPA / UFFinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMorais, Maria Perla AraújoLopes, Frederico José Andries2019-08-09T09:34:34Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/29962Revistahttps://periodicos.uff.br/revistaabrilPUBhttps://periodicos.uff.br/revistaabril/oairevistaabril@vm.uff.br||nepa@vm.uff.br||uffnepa@gmail.com||idafalves@gmail.com1984-20901984-2090opendoar:2019-08-09T09:34:34Abril (Niterói) - Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)false |
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The manor, the sky and the nation: continuities and ruptures in the literatures of former Portuguese colonized countries O solar, o céu e a nação: continuidades e rupturas nas literaturas de países de colonização portuguesa |
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The manor, the sky and the nation: continuities and ruptures in the literatures of former Portuguese colonized countries |
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The manor, the sky and the nation: continuities and ruptures in the literatures of former Portuguese colonized countries Morais, Maria Perla Araújo Mia Couto Marcelino Freire postcolonialism. Mia Couto Marcelino Freire pós-colonialismo. |
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The manor, the sky and the nation: continuities and ruptures in the literatures of former Portuguese colonized countries |
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The manor, the sky and the nation: continuities and ruptures in the literatures of former Portuguese colonized countries |
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The manor, the sky and the nation: continuities and ruptures in the literatures of former Portuguese colonized countries |
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The manor, the sky and the nation: continuities and ruptures in the literatures of former Portuguese colonized countries |
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The manor, the sky and the nation: continuities and ruptures in the literatures of former Portuguese colonized countries |
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Morais, Maria Perla Araújo |
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Morais, Maria Perla Araújo Lopes, Frederico José Andries |
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Lopes, Frederico José Andries |
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Morais, Maria Perla Araújo Lopes, Frederico José Andries |
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Mia Couto Marcelino Freire postcolonialism. Mia Couto Marcelino Freire pós-colonialismo. |
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Mia Couto Marcelino Freire postcolonialism. Mia Couto Marcelino Freire pós-colonialismo. |
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Postcolonial studies emphasize the need of reflecting on how countries which suffered colonization still promote the maintenance of imperial power structures when they do not strongly criticize their social organizations. Thus in most of these countries it is necessary to think about the resistance of thoughts and ideologies that do not effectively promote the existence of a society away from old colonial habits. In Brazil, for example, the almost nonexistent postcolonial debate makes room to affirmations that Portuguese colonialism was mild in comparison to others. It happens that such ideas establish a network of causalities which, interpreted in different ways over time, cause Brazil to despise economic, political and social understandings about its cultural constitution. The postcolonial debate should be promoted not only to deconstruct this myth of cordial colonization, but also to understand how this deception relates to the attempt not to think about why some groups are on the margins of the nation. Our proposal here is to think about this issue and relate it to the reading of two contemporary short stories: “Entrada no céu” by Mozambican Mia Couto and “Solar dos Príncipes” by Brazilian Marcelino Freire. In these texts of two countries that have passed through the Portuguese colonization, social dynamics very similar to colonial and postcolonial environments are staged. We wrote this comparative study because the tales explain each other when studied side by side. ---DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22409/abriluff2018n21a504. |
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