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Which image? Of which country? Under which spotlight?: Power, visibility and the image of Brazil

Jiménez-Martínez, César ORCID: 0000-0002-2921-0832 (2018) Which image? Of which country? Under which spotlight?: Power, visibility and the image of Brazil. Revista Trama Interdisciplinar, 8 (3). pp. 52-70. ISSN 2177-5672

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Identification Number: 10.5935/2177-5672/trama.v8n3p52-70

Abstract

Since the beginning of this century, and up to the protests that preceded the 2014 World Cup, a common point made by academics, journalists and commentators interested in Brazil was the alleged ‘rise’ or ‘emergence’ of this country as a global power in the international arena. A significant feature in these discussions has been how positive, or not, is the image that Brazil manages to project to the world. In most of these cases, the construction and projection of such images is seen as a necessity for the country in order to successfully entice tourists, attract investment and increase exports, as well as consolidate Brazil’s global political aspirations. In this article, I will sketch out some ideas that can be useful in starting a debate about Brazil´s supposed need to craft and manage a particular image. Most specifically, I would like to examine some of the assumptions underpinning the alleged need to craft national images; the type of nation constructed and projected; as well as the supposed ‘others’ who presumably look at Brazil. The examination of these issues is relevant in highlighting some overlooked structural inequalities and asymmetric power relations involved in the construction and projection of images of the nation.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://editorarevistas.mackenzie.br/index.php/tint...
Additional Information: © 2018 Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
Divisions: Media and Communications
Subjects: F History United States, Canada, Latin America > F1201 Latin America (General)
H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
Date Deposited: 20 Jun 2018 10:04
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 11:53
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/88384

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