Citizenship and Crisis in Contemporary Brazilian Literature - Paperback

by L. Lehnen (Author)

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 informed by the struggle for social, civil, and cultural rights and that literary production has created spaces for historically disenfranchised communities.

Author Biography

Leila Lehnen is an Associate Professor of of Latin American Literature and Culture at the University of New Mexico, USA.