The Pard's Imprint: Race, Festivals, and Print Culture in Colonial Brazil
The Pard's Imprint: Race, Festivals, and Print Culture in Colonial Brazil
School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures | Spanish and Portuguese
Friday, April 19, 2024 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Language House, St. Mary´s Hall,
Multipurpose Room
In this talk, Miguel Valerio analyzes Salvador´s pardo festival to explore how pardos engaged in (racial) self-(re)fashioning through religion, particularly saintly devotion; competed for sacro-social prestige through several confraternal practices, including festivals and architectural and artistic patronage; and created public memory through print.
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04/19/24 3:30 PM
04/19/24 5:30 PM
America/New_York
The Pard's Imprint: Race, Festivals, and Print Culture in Colonial Brazil
Language House, St. Mary´s Hall
In this talk, Miguel Valerio analyzes Salvador´s pardo festival to explore how pardos engaged in (racial) self-(re)fashioning through religion, particularly saintly devotion; competed for sacro-social prestige through several confraternal practices, including festivals and architectural and artistic patronage; and created public memory through print.