A Muralha and indigenous representation on television, in literature and in the social sciences

In this article I look at how the Indians were represented in A Muralha, in Maria Adelaide Amaral's television version and in Dinah Silveira de Queiroz's original novel, and then make a comparison with recent interpretations and studies on the subject by social scientists. Indigenous cultu...

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Main Author: Almeida, Veronica Eloi de
Format: Online
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2012
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Online Access:https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/proa/article/view/16466
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Summary:In this article I look at how the Indians were represented in A Muralha, in Maria Adelaide Amaral's television version and in Dinah Silveira de Queiroz's original novel, and then make a comparison with recent interpretations and studies on the subject by social scientists. Indigenous cultures were not addressed in the miniseries, but the bandeirantes stood out as the explorers of the sertão, the heroes of the television narrative, who made life in the Brazil of the origins possible through the submission of the indigenous people.
ISSN:2175-6015