The scientism of racial theories in O cortiço and Canaã

This analysis of the introduction of racial theories to Brazil and their reception by Brazilian intellectuals in the late nineteenth/early twentieth centuries looks at miscegenation, racism, and whitening policies through the lenses of two novels that bear witness to the era's mentality: O cort...

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Published inHistória, ciências, saúde--Manguinhos Vol. 18; no. 3; p. 757
Main Authors Tamano, Luana Tieko Omena, dos Santos, Poliana, Magalhães, Gildo, Martins, Ana Claudia Aymoré
Format Journal Article
LanguagePortuguese
Published Brazil 01.07.2011
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Summary:This analysis of the introduction of racial theories to Brazil and their reception by Brazilian intellectuals in the late nineteenth/early twentieth centuries looks at miscegenation, racism, and whitening policies through the lenses of two novels that bear witness to the era's mentality: O cortiço (1890; A Brazilian tenement, 1976), by Aluísio Azevedo, and Canaã (1902; Canaan, 1920), by Graça Aranha. Through historical and literary analysis, the article examines how fiction has portrayed Brazil and the national dilemma aesthetically.
ISSN:1678-4758
DOI:10.1590/S0104-59702011000300009