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Então Ela é Escrava? Escrava Isaura, Popular History and National Identity

2020; Departamento de Cinema, Rádio e Televisão da Universidade de São Paulo; Volume: 47; Issue: 53 Linguagem: Inglês

10.11606/issn.2316-7114.sig.2020.155856

2316-7114

Paula Halperin,

Youth, Politics, and Society

This paper analyzes the soap opera Escrava Isaura, aired in Brazil by the network Rede Globo from October 11, 1976 until February 5, 1977. Based on Bernardo Guimarães’ novel written in 1875, Escrava Isaura enjoyed attention from both the media and a vast national audience at a time when television had become a significant and influential medium. The narrative and aesthetics displayed showed a complex relationship between History and fiction, establishing a peculiar view of the past and slavery. Escrava Isaura launched a lively discussion in the press around slavery, patriarchy, and national identity at a time of military rule in Brazil.