Living Quixote : Performative Activism in Contemporary Brazil and the Americas /

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"Examines contemporary appropriations of Miguel de Cervantes's masterpiece in political and social justice movements in the Americas, particularly in Brazil. The author examines long-term, Quixote-inspired activist efforts at the ground level, offering an applied model for cultural activis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Miñana, Rogelio, 1972- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, [2020]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, > 1547-1616. > Don Quixote > Adaptations.
Don Quixote (Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de)
Theater and society.
Social problems.
Literature > Adaptations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American
Problemes sociaux > Amerique.
Theâtre et societe > Amerique.
Social problems > America.
Theater and society > America.
America.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Living Quixote in the Americas
  • Part 1. Transatlantic Quixotes: Brazilian transculturations of Don Quixote
  • 1. "Transforming People Through Art": Transculturating Don Quixote in Brazil
  • 2. American Quixotes: The Afterlife of Don Quixote in the Americas
  • Part 2. Don Quixote of the streets: The performative approach to Don Quixote in Brazil
  • 3. Don Quixote of the streets: Marginality and metatheater in Brazilian Don Quixote stage adaptations
  • 4. The performative approach: The Brazilian third way of reading Don Quixote
  • Part 3. Urban Quixotes: Performative activism and citizenship in contemporary Brazil
  • 5. "A Place of Hope": Performing citizenship in contemporary Brazil
  • 6. "Quixotinhos Urbanos": Performative activism and urban transformation in São Paulo
  • Conclusion: Don Quixote lives on: Performative activism in the Americas.

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