Mr Cesar Zanin
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Research interests
Research areas:
- History of Ideas
- Political History
- Social Psychology
- Philosophy
- Latin American Studies
- Modern Language Studies
Research interests:
- Modern and contemporary history
- Brazilian history and social imaginary
- Enlightenment vs Counter-Enlightenment
- Fascism and comparative fascist studies
- The far-right and populism
- Bolsonarism
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Fear, Faith, Freedom, and Force: Bolsonarism as a Counter-Enlightenment Political Religion
Description
This project reconstructs the genealogy of Counter‑Enlightenment activism and political violence in Brazil, arguing that recurrent Counter-Enlightenment waves paved the way for Bolsonarism as a contemporary political religion. The research…Managing organisational unit
Department of History (Historical Studies)Dates
09/09/2024 to 10/09/2028
Brasilien über alles: Hitlerist rhetoric in Brazil and its consolidation in Bolsonarist discourse
Description
Bolsonarism is a contemporary far-right movement, a ramification of the political takeover underway in Brazil during the last ten years; it quickly consolidated in the course of the last five…Managing organisational unit
Department of History (Historical Studies)Dates
18/09/2023 to 19/09/2024
Publications
Selected publications
28/02/2025The Long Twentieth Century in Portuguese
Dictatorships in Portuguese
Recent publications
19/02/2026“I am your voice”
Discourse and Society
The Long Twentieth Century in Portuguese
Dictatorships in Portuguese
Thesis
Brasilien über alles
Supervisors
Award date
04/02/2025