War of Canudos and the discursive construction in Euclides da Cunha

Authors

  • Alice Baroni Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ). abaroni24@terra.com.br.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1982-677X.rum.2011.51239

Keywords:

Discourse, power, truth.

Abstract

This article sets out to interpret the construction of truth discourse in the War of Canudos, through the classic Os sertões, by Euclides da Cunha. To enrich the research, the articles wrote by Cunha, while he was a war correspondent for the O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper, will be analyzed, too. Along with the text, the expression “truth-effects” designed by French philosopher Michel Foucault is being used. “Effects of truth” is an expression in reference to the idea of discourses being neither true nor false. In Os sertões, the effects of truth emerge from strategic power disputes amongst the Church, landowners, politicians and a seaside ruling elite that ignores the reality of the poor and forsaken hinterlands.

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Author Biography

  • Alice Baroni, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ). abaroni24@terra.com.br.

    Master degreee in Communication from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ). abaroni24@terra.com.br.

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Published

2011-06-18

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 9 (2011)

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

War of Canudos and the discursive construction in Euclides da Cunha. RuMoRes, [S. l.], v. 5, n. 9, 2011. DOI: 10.11606/issn.1982-677X.rum.2011.51239. Disponível em: https://www.periodicos.usp.br/Rumores/article/view/51239.. Acesso em: 16 may. 2024.