Mr Cesar Zanin
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Research interests
Research areas:
- Social History
- Political History
- Sociology of Law
- Social Psychology
- Political Sociology
- Latin American Studies
- Modern Language Studies
Research interests:
- Modern and contemporary history
- Brazilian history and social imaginary
- Colonialism vs decolonisation
- Supremacism vs Enlightenment
- Liberal democracy vs Counter-Enlightenment
- Fascism and comparative fascist studies
- Transitional justice and human rights
- NRx Dark Enlightenment, the far-right and populism
- Bolsonarism
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Freedom, Faith, Fear, and Force: Bolsonarism as Political Religion and the Long Shadow of the Counter-Enlightenment in Brazil
Description
This research project aims to determine a genealogy of Counter-Enlightenment activism and political violence in Brazil, examining their historical roots and contemporary manifestations. It argues that different waves of a…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
28/02/2025The Long Twentieth Century in Portuguese
Dictatorships in Portuguese
Thesis
Brasilien über alles
Supervisors
Award date
04/02/2025