{"product_id":"manifesting-democracy-urban-protests-and-the-politics-of-representation-in-brazil-post-2013-paperback","title":"Manifesting Democracy?: Urban Protests and the Politics of Representation in Brazil Post 2013 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaite Conde\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume explores the series of public protests - \u003ci\u003emanifestações\u003c\/i\u003e - that took place in a number of Brazilian cities in June and July 2013, when thousands of people took to the streets to demand improvements in urban infrastructures.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCritically examines the role these protests played in politics, the political and their relationships to urban space and culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyses their connections to the emergence of a 'New Right' in Brazil, which saw the election of Bolsonaro\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes first-hand accounts and brings together contributions from both activists and scholars within a number of different fields (geography, history, philosophy, art, political economy)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first interdisciplinary English language anthology to address Brazil's 2013 protests and the broader political and cultural questions they raise\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA major contribution to Brazilian and Latin American Studies in Europe and the USA, as well as interdisciplinary studies of social movements, urban culture and politics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eManifesting Democracy?\u003c\/i\u003e explores the series of public protests - \u003ci\u003emanifestações\u003c\/i\u003e - that took place in a number of Brazilian cities in June and July 2013, when thousands of people took to the streets to demand improvements in urban infrastructures. This book critically examines the role these protests played in politics, the political and their relationships to urban space and culture. It also analyses their connections to the emergence of a 'New Right' in Brazil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBringing together scholars from a number of different fields (geography, history, philosophy, art, political economy) and activists, this book is the first interdisciplinary English language anthology to address Brazil's 2013 protests and the broader political and cultural questions they raise. As such, it is a major contribution to Brazilian and Latin American Studies in Europe and the USA, as well as interdisciplinary studies of social movements, urban culture and politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This book is a must-read for those seeking to understand right-wing authoritarianism in contemporary Brazil. It connects Brazil's street protests of 2013 - a moment celebrated by progressives at the time - to the eventual rise of Jair Bolsonaro. The essays presented here highlight key insights from top scholars in the field, and offer context for understanding politics and the future of Brazilian democracy.'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e --Dr Jeff Garmany, University of Melbourne\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eManifesting Democracy? \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the series of public protests - manifestações - that took place in a number of Brazilian cities in June and July 2013, when thousands of people took to the streets to demand improvements in urban infrastructures. This book critically examines the role these protests played in politics, the political and their relationships to urban space and culture. It also analyses their connections to the emergence of a 'New Right' in Brazil. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing together scholars from a number of different fields (geography, history, philosophy, art, political economy) and activists, this book is the first interdisciplinary English language anthology to address Brazil's 2013 protests and the broader political and cultural questions they raise. As such, it is a major contribution to Brazilian and Latin American Studies in Europe and the USA, as well as interdisciplinary studies of social movements, urban culture and politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaite Conde\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Brazilian Studies and Visual Culture at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge, UK. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eFoundational Films: Early Cinema and Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e (2018) which received the Katherine Singer Kovacs award by the Modern Language Association in 2019, and\u003ci\u003e Consuming Visions: Cinema, Writing and Modernity in Brazil \u003c\/i\u003e(2012). She has also edited the collections \u003ci\u003eBetween Conformity and Resistance: Essays in Politics, Culture and the State\u003c\/i\u003e by Marilena Chauí (2012) and \u003ci\u003eOn Brazil and Global Cinema by Paulo Emílio Salles Gomes\u003c\/i\u003e (with Stephanie Dennison, 2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 11, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42158797062279,"sku":"9781119331100","price":50.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/96014691e0b9f35ffefe8d3be6578f46.webp?v=1733261632","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/manifesting-democracy-urban-protests-and-the-politics-of-representation-in-brazil-post-2013-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}