The legacy of Stuart Hall for reception studies in Brazil

The text evokes the itinerary of Hall’s contributions to the field of communication in the country, in particular to reception studies. It discusses how his reflections were used by theses and dissertations in the field, defended in the Brazilian graduate programs between 2000 and 2009. The analysis...

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Authors: Jacks, Nilda, Wottrich, Laura Hastenpflug
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2016
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repository:Matrizes (Online)
Language:English
Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/124661
Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/matrizes/article/view/124661
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Stuart Hall
reception studies
Brazilian research
estudos de recepção
pesquisa brasileira
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Summary:The text evokes the itinerary of Hall’s contributions to the field of communication in the country, in particular to reception studies. It discusses how his reflections were used by theses and dissertations in the field, defended in the Brazilian graduate programs between 2000 and 2009. The analysis reveals Hall’s importance for consolidating them in Brazil for offering theoretical and methodological inputs within a context of expansion of research centers and of problematics addressed. His ideas are adopted according to the demands of the objects of research, which have a multiplicity that denotes the amplitude of the the author’s contribution to Brazilian reception studies.