Racism in Monteiro Lobato according to superficial readings

Authors

  • Aluizio Alves Filho Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15175/1984-2503-20168208

Keywords:

Racism, Monteiro Lobato, censureship, social and political ideas

Abstract

This article is focused on recent debate on the works of Monteiro Lobato, analyzing the arguments outlined in three texts to have appeared in related publications as of 2010, with one article published in an academic journal (Dados) and two published in weekly publications sold at newspaper kiosks (Carta Capital and Bravo). The arguments sustained deconstruct Monteiro Lobato’s literary production, removing it from the pantheon of national names and reducing it to the label of “eugenist/racist’. The article highlights the qualitative differences between taking the work, contribution and thoughts of an author as a systematic object of study and the approaching of such questions in haste due to circumstantial pressures, conducting what in effect are superficial readings. In terms of methodology, the analysis is based on research instruments of a historical-sociological nature.

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Author Biography

Aluizio Alves Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

possui graduação em Ciências Sociais e Licenciatura pela Universidade Federal Fluminense (1977), graduação em Ciências Sociais pela Universidade Federal Fluminense (1971), mestrado em Ciência Política pelo Instituto Universitário de Pesquisas do Rio de Janeiro (1975), doutorado em Estudos Comparados sobre a América Latina e o Caribe pela Universidade de Brasília/FLACSO (1994) e doutorado em Sociologia pela Universidade de Brasília (1994). Atualmente é professor do Departamento de Comunicação Social da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ) e editor da Achegas.net - Revista de Ciência Política. Recentemente (2008) se aposentou como professor adjunto na Univercidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (IFCS/UFRJ). Tem experiência na área de Ciência Política e Sociologia, com ênfase em Comunicação e Política, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: ideologia, pensamento social e político brasileiro, Estado e mídias globais. 

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Published

2016-05-28

How to Cite

Alves Filho, A. (2016). Racism in Monteiro Lobato according to superficial readings. Passages: International Review of Political History and Legal Culture, 8(2), 355-407. https://doi.org/10.15175/1984-2503-20168208

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Vol. 8 - No. 2 - Maio a Agosto (2016)

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