Critical Studies in Latin American, and Iberian Cultures ‘Seuizs Eprrons: James Duakerley and John King ‘This major series ~ the first ofits kind to appear ia English —is designed to map the field of contemporary Latin American and Therian cultures, which ‘nave enjoyed increasing popularity in Britain and the United States in recent ‘The series sims to broaden the scope of ertciam of Latin American and Iberian cultures, which tend sill to extol the virtuce of a few established ‘master’ works, and to examine cultural production within the context of ‘wenticth-century history. These clear, accessible stds are aimed at those ‘who wish to know more about some of the most important and influential cultural works and movements of our time, Otten the series Drawtye THE Lint: ART AND CuLvuRAL IDENTITY 11 CONTEMPORARY Latin Anueica by Oriana Baddeley and Valerie Fraser Protrise Wonaw: Genbut anp REPRESENTATION 19 MEXICO by jean Franco ‘Tur Garaenine of Voices: Tar TwevriereCentury POETRY oF Latin Anmieica by Mike Gonzalez and David Treece ‘Tue Movoncycit Dianixs: A Journey AnouNn Sours Astnaica by Emiesto Ghe Guevara Macrcat Rests: A History oF Cosiaga ns Lavin Anzaiea by John King Journeys rHRouGH THE LasyRncrit: Laris Aaemtcan FICTION In THE ‘Twavrncrst Cewruny by Gerald Martin PASSION oF 7 Peorus? Foorsant in Sovrn Awentca by Tony Mason, I Tur Suapow oF Tas State: IWTELLECTUALS AND THE Quest FOR NaTionaL Ipewrrry iy TwEntiera-Ceisruny Spawtstt AMERICA. by ‘Nicola Miller Menoxy axp Mopernery: Porunar CULTURE IN LaTiN AstERrCA by ‘William Rowe and Vivian Schelling Joxce Lots Boxcss: A Wrrrax on THE Ence by Beatri Serio MispLace IDEAS: Essavs on Brazr.tan Cutts: by Roberto Sehware Desime Untnarren: THe Covewa.or Pepzo Anmonévan by Paul Julian Smith ‘Visto Mactives: Civewa, Liveearume AND SEXUALITY In SPAIN AND Through the Kaleidoscope “ The Experience of Modernity in Latin America EES See Edited and introduced by VIVIAN SCHELLING ‘Translations by LORRAINE LEU vF lye TS? Reco Fist publshed-by Vero 2000 © in the colection Verso 2000 © tn toatl contibatont the eontebotors 2000 ‘Al sghtsresened “The moral sights of the authors and the editors have heen acer UK: 6 Meard Sueet, Landon WIY SHR US: 180 Varick Stee, New York, NV 10014-4606 Verso isthe imprint of New Left Books ISBN 1-85904-749-8 ISBN 1-859842262-5 (pbk) ilish Library Cataloguing in Publication Dats ‘A caalogue record for this ook ie salable from the Brish Library Library of Congress Catalogingin-Publicadon Data ‘A caalog record fr dhs book i walla fmm the Library. of Congress “Typeset by SetSyems Li, Sffton Walden, Bsex Paned by Biddles 14d, Guildford and King’s Lyon O22 2IZ Acknowledgements vii Introduction: Reflections on the Experience of Modernity in Latin America 1 Vivian Schelling Part I Predicaments of a Peripheral Modernity 1 Contradictory Modernities and Globalisation in Latin America 37 Néstor Garcia Canclini 2 Brazil: The Modern in the Tropics 53 Ruben George Oliven Part I Modernity in the City 8. Peregrinations, Visions and the Gity: From Canudos to Brasilia, the Backlands become the City and the City becomes the Backlands 6 Nicolau Sevcenko 4. The Modern City: Buenos Aires, The Peripheral Metropolis 108 Beatrie Sarlo Part Il Modernity in Popular Culture and the Avant-Garde 5 Popular Culture, Modernity and Nation 127 Renato Ortiz* CONTENTS. 6 ‘A Train of Shadows’: Early Cinema and Modernity in Latin America ‘Ana M, Liper 7 The Aesthetics of the Avant-Garde Gwen Kirkpatrick 8 Brazilian Modernism: The Canonised Revolution Beatriz Resende Part IV Modernity in Politics, Ideology and Religion 9 Modernity and Alternative Development in the Andes ‘Neson Mansique 10. The Hesitations of the Modern and the Contradictions of Modernity in Brazil José de Sousa Mastins 11 An Enchanted Public Space: Religious Plurality and Modernity in Brazil José Jorge de Carvatho Glossary Notes on Contributors Index M48, Ww 199 219 248 Acknowledgements ‘An edited collection of essays has many phases, beginning with the request for contributions from authors, to editing their chapters and revising the translations of their work, to the final stage of bringing them all together into coherent and aesthetically pleasing whole, ‘Throughout much of this process my editor at Verso, Jane Hindle, ‘was of invaluable help. I thank her for her intellectual and moral support, for her good ideas and advice, and for her patience and humanity: I am also indebted to James Dunkerley, who, as editor of the Latin American series at Verso, originally supported the publica tion of this volume, I am most grateful to him for his thorough reading and detailed comments on the first draft of the introductory chapter. I am also particularly grateful to my friend and colleague MathiasRochrig Assmgio for his support, the always stimulating conversations on Latin America and his thoughtful and useful obser- vations on different aspects of this project. Luiz Rebaza Soraluz gave me many further insights into the dynamics of modernity in Latin America and I thank him also for his constructive comments on the introductory chapter. I am grateful to Lorraine Leu, who translated the Spanish and Pogtuguese contributions, and to Charles Peyton, the copy editor, for their always valuable comments and feedback. I thank Evi Fishburn, John King, Euore Cingano, David reece, Polly Josefowitz, Maureen Larkin and Pippa Hockton for the support and advice which they gave me at different important moments of the realisation of this project. Finally, I thank my husband and dear companion Anthony Summers for being a constant interlocutor and support, ranging from valuable dialogues about the book, to child- care and assistance with recalcitrant printers. Vivian Schelling