From Brazil to the world: anthropological notes on aviation and national imaginaries.

What is it about?

Alongside the testimonies of Varig employees, it analyses magazine and television advertisements from Varig and other Brazilian airlines, in order to throw some light on the pertinence of gender, class and race as social markers that structured the aviation field in the second half of the twentieth century.

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Why is it important?

Presents a fresh and intriguing approach to aviation and national building processes, taking gender and race as key dimensions.

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