Border Crossing in Contemporary Brazilian Culture: Global Perspectives from the Twenty-First Century Literary Scene

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Published: Jun 1, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25160/bjbs.v4i2.20248
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Latin America, cultural studies, contemporary Brazil, cultural globalisation, Brazilian literature, novel

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Cimara Valim de Melo
Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Sul (IFRS)

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Abstract: This paper investigates the process of internationalisation of Brazilian literature in the twenty-first century from the perspective of the publishing market. For this, we analyse how Brazil has responded to globalisation and what effects of cultural globalisation can be seen in the Brazilian literary scene, focusing on the novel. Observing the movement of the novelists throughout the globe, the reception of Brazilian literature in the United Kingdom and the relations between art and the literary market in Brazil, we intend to provoke some reflections on Brazilian cultural history in the light of the twenty-first century.

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Valim de Melo, C. (2016). Border Crossing in Contemporary Brazilian Culture: Global Perspectives from the Twenty-First Century Literary Scene. Brasiliana: Journal for Brazilian Studies, 4(2), 579–605. https://doi.org/10.25160/bjbs.v4i2.20248
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Vol. 4 No. 2 (2016)
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Author Biography

Cimara Valim de Melo, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Sul (IFRS)

Cimara Valim de Melo is a professor of Language and Literature at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. She received her P.h.D. in Literary Studies from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and completed her postdoctoral research at the Brazil Institute, King’s College London. Recent works include the book O lugar do romance na literatura brasileira contemporânea [The Role of the Novel in Contemporary Brazilian Literature] (Annablume, 2013).

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