The Art of Brasília: 2000-2019 (New Directions in Latino American Cultures)

Acknowledgements
Praise for The Art of Brasília
Contents
List of Figures
Chapter 1 An Introduction to the Art of Brasília
	The Image of the City and Contemporary Federal District (DF) Artists
	The Production of Brasília’s Symbolism
	The Creative Right to the City
	Brasília’s Names
	Occupying Public Space
	Situating My Methods and Research
	Works Cited
Chapter 2 A Historical Overview of the Art of Brasília
	1789–1960
	1960–1980
	1980–2000
	Works Cited
Chapter 3 Brasília Unsettled in João Almino’s Cidade Livre
	Placing Cidade Livre within the Brasília Quintet
	Disruptive Narration
	Metanarrative
	Historical Truth Claims and Juxtapositions
	Literary Allusions
	Conclusion
	Works Cited
Chapter 4 Creative Communion in Nicolas Behr’s Brasília
	Works Cited
Chapter 5 Ceilândia’s Art in Adirley Queirós’s Branco sai, preto fica
	Quarentão
	The Clandestine Studio in Comparison with the Plano Piloto
	Regulated Bodies
	Conclusion
	Works Cited
Chapter 6 Poetry Slams and Brasília’s Legacy of Verse Competitions
	Poetry Slams
	Repente Duels
	Freestyle Battles
	Conclusion
	Works Cited
Chapter 7 Black Contemporary Brasília Poets’ Insurgent Books
	The Publication of Insurgent Books and the Creative Right to the City
	Kika Sena’s Periférica (2017)
	Marcos Fabrício Lopes da Silva’s Zumbi dos ipês (2018)
	Nanda Fer Pimenta’s Sangue (2018)
	Katiana Souto’s escura.noite (2018)
	tatiana nascimento’s lundu, (2016) and mil994 (2018)
	Meimei Bastos’s Um verso e Mei (2017)
	Non-hegemonic Bodies as Contested Territories
	Works Cited
Chapter 8 Traços, Street Art, and Brasília’s Cultural Renaissance
	Porta-Vozes’ Transformation of the Plano Piloto
	Art Fairs and Festivals
	The Rodoviária and Pedestrian Walkways as Venues
	Graffiti and Street Dance
	Street Theater and Concerts
	Conclusion
	Works Cited
Epilogue
Works Cited
Index