The symbolic annihilation of afro-brazilians by the empire of brazil in universal exhibitions (1867-1889)

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https://doi.org/10.35355/revistafenix.v20i2.1284

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Empire of Brazil, world’s fairs, slavery, representation, symbolic annihilation

Abstract

During the second half of the 19th century, the World’s Fairs were the largest mega-events in the world. Peripheral nations, European empires and their former colonies shared a physical space in which they could proudly exhibit their social and technological advances toward a utopian model of modern society. The recently created Empire of Brazil (1822-1889) took advantage of these opportunities to forge its own identity. Nevertheless, the Brazilian organizing committees of these events seemed uneasy because the country was one of the last nations in the Western Hemisphere which had not abolished slavery. In this article, we have used the concept of symbolic annihilation (a term that comes from communication sciences) to analyze the means used by Brazilian committees to avoid the topic of slavery.

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Author Biography

Daniel MALANSKI, University College Dublin

Professor Temporário (ATER) na Université de Lyon I. O pesquisador foi Irish Research Council (IRC) Postdoctoral Research Fellow na University College Dublin (UCD). Daniel Malanski é PhD (cum laude) em História Cultural pela Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle (França) e em Comunicação Audiovisual pela Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (Espanha). Realizou ainda doutorado-sanduíche no Brazil Institute do Kings College London (Reino Unido) e foi Senior Research Assistant na City University of Hong Kong (SAR/China)

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Published

2023-12-19

How to Cite

MALANSKI, D. (2023). The symbolic annihilation of afro-brazilians by the empire of brazil in universal exhibitions (1867-1889). Fênix - Revista De História E Estudos Culturais, 20(2), 399–420. https://doi.org/10.35355/revistafenix.v20i2.1284