Considering how literary texts address the transformations that Brazil has undergone since
its 1985 transition to democracy, this study proposes that Brazilian contemporary literature is …

In their introduction to the volume on ecological crisis in Latin American culture, Mark Anderson
states that contemporary representations of the environment in Latin American culture …

Este artigo propõe examinar como textos de escritores da periferia urbana brasileira,
especificamente a obra de Ademiro Alves, o Sacolinha, reivindicam os direitos humanos dos …

In 2001, writer Nelson de Oliveira published the anthology Geração 90: Manuscritos de
computador (Boitempo). The volume brought together short stories from Brazilian writers who …

Este artigo propõe que locais esquizofrênicos da memória - locais construídos como
palimpsestos de várias (e muitas vezes contraditórias) versões do passado - estão conectados …

In November of 2012, members of the social movement Movimento Sem Teto do Centro (Homeless
Movement of the City Center, or MSTC) occupied the building of what was formerly …

This essay engages the critical apparatus of ecocriticism to examine how Brazilian writers
and artists are reflecting upon the theme of environmental crisis. The first part of the essay …

This essay explores how the Brazilian novel Corpos secos (Geisler et al. 2020) employs the
discourse of toxicity, condensed in the metaphor of zombification, to imagine what Jason …

Leila Lehnen is an associate professor in the Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies
at Brown University. She specializes in contemporary Brazilian literature and culture. Her …

This essay discusses how contemporary Latin American literature (Argentina, Brazil, and
Colombia) employs the discourse of toxicity—condensed in the metaphor of bio-engineering …