Social Violence for Global Consumption: The Cultural Politics of Favela Rising
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https://doi.org/10.30827/rl.v0i3.3700Keywords:
Favela Rising, Cultural Agency, Urban ViolenceAbstract
In this article, the author analyzes the documentary film Favela Rising, by directors Matt Mochary and Jeff Zimbalist. The film’s problematic depiction of Rio de Janeiro’s Grupo Cultural AfroReggae –designed as a strategy to transmit to a global audience the gruesome reality of the Vigário Geral favela– elicits a reflection about the way cultural agency and cultural agents are assessed and interpreted.Downloads
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