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- Title
Just Like Don Quixote's Blues Again: an outsider's view of Celtic Studies in Brazil.
- Authors
Néill, Eoin Ó.
- Abstract
In this paper, I critically examine Celtic Studies in Brazil. Although the Celtic area appears to be going through somewhat of a boom in Brazil at present, this does not always translate happily for scholars in the area. Amongst the reasons for this is the rise of what I call a Celtomania discourse, a very broad, romantic, and ahistorical way of discussing the Celts. There is thus a need to clarify what is actually meant by Celtic, as the term has had various meanings, and also to historicise the Celts, to show how have the different Celtic groups changed over time. After this, again drawing on my personal experience, I look at some of the institutional difficulties faced by the area of Celtic Studies in Brazil. Finally, I close the article on a positive note, trying to map out some possible steps that could be taken to build a better and more solid future path for Celtic Studies in Brazil.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; CELTIC civilization; DISCOURSE analysis
- Publication
Brathair, 2018, Vol 18, Issue 1, p159
- ISSN
1519-9053
- Publication type
Article