A Horizon of (Im)possibilities
A Chronicle of Brazil’s Conservative Turn
9781908857897
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A Horizon of (Im)possibilities
A Chronicle of Brazil’s Conservative Turn
The first volume in English to analyze the impact of recent political phenomena in Brazil, from the rise of Bolsonaro to the climate crisis.
Since the shocking 2018 presidential election in Brazil, a growing body of scholarship has attempted to understand the country’s so-called “conservative turn.” A gripping in-depth account of politics and society in Brazil today, this new volume brings together a myriad of different perspectives to help us better understand the political events that have shaken the country in recent years.
Combining ethnographic insights with political science, history, sociology, and anthropology, the interdisciplinary analyses included in A Horizon of (Im)possibilities offer a panoramic view on social and political change in Brazil, spanning temporal and spatial dimensions. Starting with the 2018 presidential election, the contributors discuss the country’s recent—and more distant—past in relation to the present. Pointing to the continuities and disruptions during those years, this volume is an invaluable guide to understanding the limits of political democracy.
Since the shocking 2018 presidential election in Brazil, a growing body of scholarship has attempted to understand the country’s so-called “conservative turn.” A gripping in-depth account of politics and society in Brazil today, this new volume brings together a myriad of different perspectives to help us better understand the political events that have shaken the country in recent years.
Combining ethnographic insights with political science, history, sociology, and anthropology, the interdisciplinary analyses included in A Horizon of (Im)possibilities offer a panoramic view on social and political change in Brazil, spanning temporal and spatial dimensions. Starting with the 2018 presidential election, the contributors discuss the country’s recent—and more distant—past in relation to the present. Pointing to the continuities and disruptions during those years, this volume is an invaluable guide to understanding the limits of political democracy.
195 pages | 6 x 9 | © 2021
History: Latin American History
Political Science: Political and Social Theory
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Table of Contents
Foreword
Carly Machado
Introduction: Brazil’s conservative return
Katerina Hatzikidi and Eduardo Dullo
Looking back: How did we get here?
1. The past of the present
Lilia Moritz Schwarcz
2. Denied recognition: threats against the rights of quilombola communities
José M. Arruti and Thaisa Held
3. From Orkut to Brasília: the origins of the New Brazilian Right
Camila Rocha
4. Ritual, text and politics: the evangelical mindset and political polarization
David Lehmann
The horizon ahead: Where are we going?
5. After affirmative action: redrawing colour lines in Brazil
Graziella Moraes Silva
6. From participation to silence: Grassroots politics in contemporary Brazil
Andreza Aruska de Souza Santos
7. Development opportunity or national crisis? The implications of Brazil’s political shift for elite philanthropy and civil society organising
Jessica Sklair
8. Politics and collective mobilisation in post-PT Brazil
Jeff Garmany
Conclusion: Shifting horizons
Katerina Hatzikidi and Eduardo Dullo
Afterword: No matter who won, indigenous resistance will always continue
Taily Terena, João Tikuna, Gabriel Soares
Carly Machado
Introduction: Brazil’s conservative return
Katerina Hatzikidi and Eduardo Dullo
Looking back: How did we get here?
1. The past of the present
Lilia Moritz Schwarcz
2. Denied recognition: threats against the rights of quilombola communities
José M. Arruti and Thaisa Held
3. From Orkut to Brasília: the origins of the New Brazilian Right
Camila Rocha
4. Ritual, text and politics: the evangelical mindset and political polarization
David Lehmann
The horizon ahead: Where are we going?
5. After affirmative action: redrawing colour lines in Brazil
Graziella Moraes Silva
6. From participation to silence: Grassroots politics in contemporary Brazil
Andreza Aruska de Souza Santos
7. Development opportunity or national crisis? The implications of Brazil’s political shift for elite philanthropy and civil society organising
Jessica Sklair
8. Politics and collective mobilisation in post-PT Brazil
Jeff Garmany
Conclusion: Shifting horizons
Katerina Hatzikidi and Eduardo Dullo
Afterword: No matter who won, indigenous resistance will always continue
Taily Terena, João Tikuna, Gabriel Soares
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