One Hundred Years After Brazil’s Modern Art Week: “Manifesto of Contemporary Native Brazilian Literature” by Trudruá Dorrico Cover Image

Sto let po brazilském Týdnu moderního umění: „Manifest současné indiánské literatury“ od Trudruy Dorrico
One Hundred Years After Brazil’s Modern Art Week: “Manifesto of Contemporary Native Brazilian Literature” by Trudruá Dorrico

Author(s): Karolina Válová
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Visual Arts, History of ideas, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Filozofická fakulta, Vydavatelství
Keywords: Modern Art Week; Brasil; antropophagy; modernism; First Nations of Brasil

Summary/Abstract: In 2022, Brazil commemorated two crucial moments in its historical and cultural development. Two hundred years have passed since independence from Portugal and one hundred years since the socalled Modern Art Week (Semana de Arte Moderna) in Sao Paulo. In addition to celebrations, the year 2022 was also a year of new perspectives on both anniversaries, especially through the lens of the First Nations of Brazil. One of the significant efforts was the article “Centenary of Art Week Mobilizes Indigenous Artists” (Centenário da Semana da Arte mobiliza artistas indígenas) and the “Manifesto of Contemporary Native Brasilian Literature” (Manifesto da Literatura Indígena Contemporânea) contained in it. The text by the Brazilian writer Trudruá Dorrico was intentionally published a week before the anniversary, on February 9, 2022, in the online magazine Ecoa. The analysis of several slogans of the manifesto will focus on the issue of tribal ancestors and “Macunaíma’s grandchildren”.

  • Issue Year: XXXIV/2024
  • Issue No: 70
  • Page Range: 65-76
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Czech
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