Dados is one of the most widely-read social sciences journals in Latin America. Created in 1966, it publishes innovative works, originating from academic research, by Brazilian and foreign authors. Edited by IESP-UERJ, it aims to reconcile scientific rigor and academic excellence with an emphasis on public debate based on the analysis of substantive issues of society and politics.
Dados vol. 35 n. 3 Rio de Janeiro 1992
Abstract
This essay re-examines the position of traditional culture in Brazil and Latin America, focusing primarily on popular traditions (so-called folklore) and erudite traditions (so-called classical culture). The crisis supposedly afflicting these two brands of culture is interpreted in the light both of the vicissitudes of popular culture and, above all, of the relation to modern-day culture's hegemonic dimension, that is, mass culture. The argument that is advanced endeavors to move not only beyond an apocalyptic altitude regarding mass culture (which often finds expression in the myth of the fall, or degeneration, of culture), but also beyond the integrated, or post-modern, altitude. Using a hermeneutic approach, the adopted alternative reclaims traditional culture as an important space of expression in resuming the utopian project of emancipation for Latin American societies.
As Duas Faces da Tradição. O Clássico e o Popular na Modernidade Latino-Americana
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