Favelas as Sites of Resistance: Exploring the Political and Cultural Dynamics of Informal Settlements in Brazil
This project will examine the role of favelas (informal settlements) as spaces of resistance in Brazil’s social, political, and cultural landscape. Focusing on a specific time period, such as the late 20th century to the present day, the research will be about the ways in which favela residents have organized and mobilized against systemic inequalities and oppressive structures. Through a combination of ethnographic studies, historical analyses, and sociopolitical theories, the project aims to elucidate the complex dynamics of power, identity, and community resilience within Brazil’s favelas.
Your paper must be double-spaced, use size 12 Times New Roman font, and Left-Justify/Left-Align. It should be 5-7 pages (not including the bibliography) in length. You must make direct references to each of your sources at least once. This could be a quote or paraphrasing, but you must state which source you are using. Your content MUST include your own analysis of the works in question. The work should be organized into various paragraphs with topic sentences and clear transitions from one to the next. No paragraph should be a full page or longer.
Use all of these sources and whatever else needed.
Pino, Julio Cesar. Sources on the History of Favelas in Rio de Janeiro. Latin American Research Review, vol. 32, no. 3, 1997, pp. 111–22. Published by The Latin American Studies Associations (Rio JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/2504000..
Vargas, João H. Costa. When a Favela Dares to Become a Gated Condominium: The Politics of Race and Urban Space in Rio de Janeiro. Latin American Perspectives, vol. 33, no. 4, 2006, pp. 49–81. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/27647948. Accessed 5 Apr. 2024.
Portes, Alejandro. Housing Policy, Urban Poverty, and the State: The Favelas of Rio de Janeiro, 1972-1976. Latin American Research Review, vol. 14, no. 2, 1979, pp. 3–24. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/2502876. Accessed 5 Apr. 2024.
Lacerda, Daniel S. Rio de Janeiro and the Divided State: Analysing the Political Discourse on Favelas. Discourse & Society, vol. 26, no. 1, 2015, pp. 74–94. JSTOR, https://www.jstor.org/stable/26865831. Accessed 5 Apr. 2024.
Zaluar, Alba, and Alexandre Isidoro Ribeiro. The drug trade, crime, and politics of repression in Brazil. Dialectical Anthropology, vol. 20, no. 1, 1995, pp. 95–108. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/29790397. Accessed 5 Apr. 2024.
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