Explorando code geass: imperialismo, nacionalismo e ensino de história.

Abstract

This monograph analyzes and problematizes the Japanese animation Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion and some of its main themes present in the narrative: Britannian imperialism and the nationalist sentiments analyzed and utilized by the protagonist Lelouch as a political tool to stir the Japanese population dissatisfied with the oppressions, violence, and excesses of the Holy Britannian Empire. As bibliographic sources, we will use texts by Benedict Anderson (2008) on nationalist sentiments; Stuart Hall's (2006) concept of identity; notions of "Orientalism" proposed by Edward Said (1990); power relations and disciplines proposed by Michel Foucault (2014; 2017); the historical character of Manga by Sônia Luyten (2012); and notions of Didactics with José Carlos Libâneo (2003) and more specifically History with Luis Fernando Cerri (2009); using these to problematize some excerpts and episodes of the anime. For such analysis, we will approach Cultural History that examines the main cultural practices, their discourses and representations, in addition to engaging with identity studies, as we understand collective and individual identities of individuals, considering traits that shape these identities as social, cultural, and political constructions.