Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (1957) Winner
Gilberto de Mello Freyre
ジルベルト・デ・メーリョ・フレイレ
Gilberto de Mello Freyre
Aliases:
Gilberto Freyre
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1900-03-15 （Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil）
- Died
- 1987-07-18 （Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil） age 87
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Residence History
- Recife, Brazil → United States (study/residence) → Portugal (exile)
Career
- Occupations
- sociologist, anthropologist, historian, writer, journalist, politician, poet, painter
- Active Years
- 1923-1987
- Memberships
- Member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, Member of the American Philosophical Society
- Influenced By
- Franz Boas, William Shepperd
- Influenced
- Brazilian social and cultural studies, Lusotropicalism (controversial theory)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor University | — | — | — | c.1918–1920 | United States |
| Columbia University | — | Sociology | 修士 | 留学時期（詳細不明） | United States |
Baylor University
Period:
c.1918–1920
Country:
United States
Studied there as a young student; exact degree and graduation year uncertain.
Columbia University
Sociology
Degree:
修士
Period:
留学時期（詳細不明）
Country:
United States
Studied under William Shepperd and was influenced by Franz Boas; exact completion year uncertain.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Prêmio Machado de Assis | — | — | Brazilian Academy of Letters | 受賞 |
| — | Prêmio Jabuti | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Honorary Doctorate (Columbia University) | — | — | Columbia University | 授与 |
| — | Honorary Doctorate (Sorbonne) | — | — | Sorbonne (University of Paris) | 授与 |
Prêmio Machado de Assis
1962
Organization:
Brazilian Academy of Letters
Result:
受賞
Prêmio Jabuti
Result:
受賞
Honorary Doctorate (Columbia University)
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
授与
Honorary Doctorate (Sorbonne)
Organization:
Sorbonne (University of Paris)
Result:
授与
Awards & Nominations
Prêmio Machado de Assis
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (1963) Winner
Prêmio Jabuti
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (2011) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Masters and the Slaves (Casa-Grande & Senzala)
1933 social history / cultural anthropologyA seminal study of Brazilian society addressing slavery, miscegenation and social relations from colonial to modern times. Praised for shaping a new image of Brazil but criticized for minimizing racial oppression.
miscegenationhistory of slaveryBrazilian cultureregionalism (Northeast)
Translations
- The Masters and the Slaves
The Mansions and the Shanties: The Making of Modern Brazil
1936 social historyExamines the formation of modern Brazil through urban spaces and housing, emphasizing regional differences and social structures.
urbanizationsocial stratificationregional culture
The Northeast: Aspects of Sugarcane Influence on Life and Landscape
1937 regional studies / cultural analysisAnalyzes the influence of the sugar economy on life and landscape in Brazil's Northeast (Nordeste).
sugar economyregional cultureeconomy and society
The English in Brazil
1948 historyStudy of British presence in Brazil and its cultural and economic impacts.
international relationseconomic historycultural exchange
Order and Progress: Brazil from Monarchy to Republic
1957 political historyDiscusses Brazil's political and social changes from monarchy to republic.
political changehistorical transformation
Bibliography
- Casa-Grande & Senzala (1933) / The Masters and the Slaves
- Sobrados e Mucambos (1936) / The Mansions and the Shanties
- The Northeast (1937)
- Sugar (1939)
- Olinda (1939)
- A French Engineer in Brazil (1940)
- Brazilian Problems of Anthropology (1943)
- The English in Brazil (1948)
- Order and Progress (1957)
- Recife Yes, Recife No (1960)
- Poesia Reunida (1980)
- Men, Engineering and Social Routes (1987)
Translations of Works
- Casa-Grande & Senzala → The Masters and the Slaves (English translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical, essayistic prosecombines scholarly analysis with literary description
- Recurring Motifs
- miscegenationfocus on the Northeast regionsugar economy and patriarchal plantation relations
Legacy
Gilberto Freyre is regarded as one of the most influential Brazilian social thinkers of the 20th century. Works like Casa-Grande & Senzala shaped national identity discourse but his portrayals of race and advocacy of lusotropicalism have been the subject of long-standing controversy.
Museums
- Gilberto Freyre Foundation (including virtual library) Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Academic Societies
- Brazilian Academy of Letters
- American Philosophical Society
Archives
- Gilberto Freyre Virtual Library (digital collection)
- Library of Congress (audio literary archive)
In Popular Culture
- A central reference point in Brazilian debates about miscegenation and mixed cultural identity
- Influenced discussions around Mixed Race Day and related commemorations
Quotes
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In the 1930s and 1940s Freyre was praised as being the creator of a new, positive self-image of Brazil.
Source: Lucia Lippi Oliveira (academic article) (2011)
Trivia
- Often associated with the concept of lusotropicalism.
- Was labeled a communist in the 1930s but later moved to the political right.
- At times supported Salazar's Portugal and Brazil's post-1964 military governments, generating controversy.
- Casa-Grande & Senzala reshaped perceptions of Brazilian society but has been criticized for downplaying racial oppression.