![]() Based on close reading and source criticism, the students are expected to develop a critical revision of their own reflection on the colonial past as part of a European identity. The publication was followed by a generational liveliness that include authors who became essential names of the Brazilian intellectual History. Special attention will be paid to debunking Freyre’s methodological approach and sources used in his research. With that in mind, in this paper we will analyze the reception of The Masters and the Slaves, the seminal book of Gilberto Freyre released in 1933. In this course, we will critically debate the notions of civilization implicit in Freyre’s work, homing into the concepts of family, economy, architecture, domestic life, sexuality, food and hygiene. ![]() With the aim of balancing antagonisms, Gilberto Freyre depicts Brazil as a melting-pot, acknowledging plantation, slavery and miscegenation as its main traits – what Salazar’s Estado Novo would later appropriate under the label of Lusotropicalism, in order to legitimize the continuity of the Portuguese colonialism in post-colonial times. Published in 1933 under the Portuguese title Casa-Grande e Senzala, the book offers a nostalgic racial discourse of European / Portuguese colonization. ![]() The Masters and the Slaves: A Study in the Development of Brazilian Civilization is both a foundational and controversial work by Brazilian sociologist Gilberto Freyre. The masters and the slaves: (Casa-grande & senzala) A study in the development of Brazilian civilization by Freyre, Gilberto First published in 1936 25 editions in 4 languages 2 previewable Borrow Listen The Mansions and the shanties (Sobrados e mucambos): the making of modern Brazil. ![]()
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