The fate of fait divers: politics, risk and resentment in contemporary Brazil

Authors

  • Paulo Vaz Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2008.35.4093

Keywords:

Fait divers, risk, politics

Abstract

Through the concepts of risk and negligence, contemporary cultures construct accidents, crimes and catastrophes as depending upon political decisions. On one hand, this construction explains why what used to be considered as fait divers is today viewed as political, economic or scientific news. On the other hand, at least in Brazil, this construction operates a moral distribution between regular, innocent individuals and incompetent, corrupt politicians. This distribution feeds moral indignation and increases the crisis of politics.

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Author Biography

Paulo Vaz, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Professor da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

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Published

2008-09-13

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Vaz, P. (2008). The fate of fait divers: politics, risk and resentment in contemporary Brazil. Revista FAMECOS, 15(35), 51–60. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2008.35.4093

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Vol. 15 No. 35 (2008)

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Deadlocks theorists

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