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Coup d'état 60 years later: The Authoritarian Legacy and Current Conflicts on Freedom of Expression
Wed, April 3, 9:00 to 10:45am, Aztec Student Union, Union 1 – Park BoulevardSession Submission Type: Complete Panel
Abstract
In the year Brazil commemorates the 60th anniversary of the 1964 civil-military coup, this panel discusses the authoritarian legacy, censorship practices and discursive disputes over the notion of freedom of expression. Despite advancements in democratic practices, Brazil has faced several setbacks and instances of extremism. One of the most notable of these moments was the parliamentary coup that resulted in the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff (PT) in 2016. Additionally, there was an attempted coup d'état in January of 2023. The panel reflects on social and cultural practices that incite or signal democratic crises from political communication's theoretical and methodological perspectives. The research papers that will be presented discuss how the far-right constructs discourse and the limits of free speech, the impact of the National Truth Commission (CNV) on the conservative turn and contemporary censorship practices, as well as the behavior of the mainstream media in covering the issue and the conservative reaction which has led to violence against journalists.
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Individual Presentations
Censorship and Freedom of Expression in Dispute: Brazil after Truth Commissions - Fernanda Nalon Sanglard, PUC Minas / Sociedade Mineira de Cultura; Maiara Orlandini, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais; Marina Camisasca, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC-MG)
Violence against Journalists as Historical Authoritarian Legacy: Evidences from Brazil - Juliano Domingues, Universidade Católica de Pernambuco (Unicap) / Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE)
Discursive Capture of Freedom of Expression by the Brazilian Far-right: Repudiation of Identity Politics and “Political Correctness” as Authoritarian and Colonial Echoes - Nara Lya Cabral Scabin, Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC Minas)