Between pain and glory: Memory disputes of the Brazilian dictatorship in Retrato Calado and O Que É isso, companheiro?
Date
2024
Authors
Mooney, Angela R.
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Department of World Languages and Cultures at Georgia Southern University
Abstract
This article analyzes Luiz Roberto Salinas Fortes’ Retrato calado (Silent Portrait) published in 1988, considering the theoretical discussions on testimonio's epistemology—addressing the challenge of narrating trauma and the risk of stylization. It compares Fortes' memoir with Fernando Gabeira's O que é isso, companheiro? (What's This, Comrade?) from 1979, examining diverse approaches to capturing historical trauma through literature and its impact on collective memory about Brazilian Dictatorship (1964-1985).
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Holocaust literature, Brazilian literature, Conservative literature
Citation
This is the published version of an article that is available at https://doi.org/10.20429/cr.2024.140103. Recommended citation: Mooney, A. (2024). Between pain and glory: Memory disputes of the Brazilian dictatorship in Retrato Calado and O Que É isso, companheiro? The Coastal Review, 14(1), 1–20. This item has been deposited in accordance with publisher copyright and licensing terms and with the author’s permission.