A representação do Nordeste na obra de Ronaldo Correia de Brito.

Abstract

Brazilian northeastern regionalist literature, especially the second modernist generation, represented the Northeast of that time, highlighting the leading elements that composed the picture of the region. The huge editorial success achieved by these authors, as well as the multiple power relations involved in the disputes between the Brazilian regional elites, contributed to the formulation of prejudices and stereotypes about the region, marking it under the sign of delay, poverty and drought. These images persist until nowadays, being reproduced by the media and discourses in general. Nevertheless, there are movements that seek to break with this. This is the case of writer Ronaldo Correia de Brito who, in his books, he portrays the contemporary Northeast, trying to question generalizations and prejudiced images. In this way, we analyze, according to CHARTIER (1988), the representation that this author makes of the region, emphasizing the multiple ways in which he pictures the relationship between the region and globalization. For this, we rely mainly on the considerations of CANCLINI (2003), ALBUQUERQUE (2009, 2012, 2013), HALL (2003), SANTOS (2006).