*Brown University event
“Third World First: The Social Boom in Brazil’s Literary Cultures”*
Brown University’s Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies (POBS),
in conjunction with the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
(CLACS) and the Office for the Vice President of International Affairs, is
pleased to announce a Symposium, “Third World First: The Social Boom in
Brazil’s Literary Cultures” on May 3 (5:00-8:00) and May 4 (9:30-6:00),
2013 at Salomon Hall, University Green, Brown University.
Brazil's growing international prominence is not only visible in
international politics and economics, but also in the strength and variety
of its literature and cultural production. Immensely popular book fairs,
writing workshops, and poetry readings fill the social calendars. British
writers like Ian McEwan choose to be published in Portuguese before they
are published in English. Marginalized groups are encouraged to find their
literary voice through innovative writing programs implemented in favelas.
Open to the public, this two-day symposium will explore the contemporary
Brazilian literary and artistic landscape (mainstream, periphery, digital)
and attempt to answer the questions: is Brazil surpassing the traditional
First World in changing the face and direction of literature and culture?
And if so, what is fueling this inventiveness?
This event will include a keynote address by renowned literary critic
Heloisa Buarque de Holanda; readings and roundtables with writers Allan
Santos da Rosa, Tatiana Salem Levy, João Paulo Cuenca, Ferréz, and Paulo
Robert Pires; discussions by cultural and literary policy makers and
activists from the Instituto Moreira Salles, the Federal University of Rio
de Janeiro, the Rio de Janeiro state government, the Capão Redondo
collaborative, as well as a concluding forum, in addition to opportunities
to meet and greet the writers and to enjoy a dramatic poetry recital and a
batucada performance by Brown University’s O Bloco da Brown.
Please share the information of this event with others. This is not a call
for papers. The program is open to the public. This event is the first
official program of Brown University’s Brazil Initiative. A certificate of
participation will be available for scholars, professors and students
requesting documentation of their attendance and participation. For more
information on the Symposium and Providence, RI hotels, view the link to
program/information on Brown University’s POBS Department website.
Nelson H. Vieira
University Professor and Professor of Portuguese & Brazilian Studies and
Judaic Studies
Chair, Department of Portuguese & Brazilian Studies
Brown University
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