Religion and science in the dispute for life in contemporary Brazil: an analysis of Brasil Paralelo's audiovisual pieces on feminism and abortion

• Grant number: 24/06973-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
• Start date: January 01, 2025
• End date: July 05, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Anthropology
• Principal Investigator: Paula Montero
• Grantee: Renata Reverendo Vidal Kawano Nagamine
• Supervisor: Lori G. Beaman
• Host Institution: Centro Brasileiro de Análise e Planejamento (CEBRAP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: University of Ottawa (uOttawa), Canada
• Associated to the scholarship: 22/16449-6 - Imaginations of the social and the dispute for democracy in contemporary Brazil: religion, pluralism, and the productions of Brasil paralelo, BP.PD

Abstract

The research approaches the role of religion in audiovisual productions by Brasil Paralelo, an entertainment company that targets the so-called "conservative" and "right-wing" segments. In pieces addressing feminism and abortion, Brasil Paralelo crafts a discourse on rights by intertwining as linguagens da religião e da ciência. Both languages are currently spoken in disputes over the meanings and contours of life and death, freedom, and crime. Inspired by the discussion about nonreligion, I am interested in understanding the linguistic effects of the uses of religious language in a secular setting.