Democracia racial e multiculturalismo: ambivalente singularidade cultural brasileira

Abstract

O objetivo desse artigo é discutir alguns aspectos da obra de Gilberto Freyre, procurando diferenciar os aspectos mais datados das reflexões que ainda possuem uma surpreendente atualidade. Para isso, toma como ponto de partida o livro de Anthony Marx Making race and nation: a comparison of the United States, South Africa and Brazil. A escolha desse livro se deve a interessante idéia do autor de vincular a questão racial, nesses três casos clássicos de grandes nações constituídas por brancos e negros, ao tema da formação nacional [nation building].The purpose of this article is to discuss some aspects of Gilberto Freyre’s work in an attempt to distinguish those that are more dated from views which are still surprisingly up-to-date. It therefore takes as a starting point Anthony Marx’s Making Race and Nation: A Comparison of the United States, South Africa and Brazil. The reason for choosing this book is its author’s interesting idea of linking the racial question in those three classic examples of large nations made up of Blacks and Whites to the theme of nation building.Le but recherché par cet article est de discuter certains aspects de l’oeuvre de Gilberto Freyre en différenciant les aspects les plus anciens de réflexions qui présentent encore une étonnante actualité. On prend pour cela comme point de départ le livre d’ Anthony Marx Making race and nation: A comparsion of the United States, South Africa and Brazil. Le choix de ce livre est dû à une intéressante idée de l’auteur d’associer la question raciale, dans ces trois cas classiques de grandes nations constituées par des blancs et des noirs, au thème de formation nationale, [nation building].