Alessandra Santos, assistant professor of Ibero-American Literatures and Cultures in the Department of French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies, will be launching her new book in São Paulo, Brazil, on December 7, 2012.
Arnaldo Canibal Antunes analyzes the work of a prominent contemporary Brazilian artist. The book argues that Arnaldo Antunes’s oeuvre is a reinterpretation of cultural cannibalism as a concept of critical appropriations. In addition, it offers a historical synthesis of the cultural movements Antropofagia, Concrete Poetry, and Tropicália, presenting critical perspectives on these tendencies in relation to the international arts. In general, the book examines dialogues between poetry and other media—including music and visual arts—and probes the current importance of Antropofagia, which Augusto de Campos called “the only original Brazilian philosophy.” Specifically, Antunes’s multimedia work serves as a platform to investigate innovative art during an era of economic globalization in Latin America.
Arnaldo Canibal Antunes. Alessandra Santos. São Paulo: Editora nVersos, 2012. 295 pages. ISBN: 978-85-64013-47-6