Juca Ferreira: “Political awareness is not automatic”
Brazilian sociologist and politician Juca Ferreira, former Minister of Culture under Lula and Dilma, visited Buenos Aires and took some time to speak with CLACSO TV and CLACSO Radio. In a self-critical tone, he reflected that “political awareness is not automatic. And the parties, the left, the democrats, didn't grasp the need to build a strong social and political movement there, in order to ensure continuity.”
Invited by the National University of the Arts (UNA), Juca highlighted the importance of these exchanges, starting from the observation, in his view, that " one of the mistakes is that we cooperate little in Latin America and South America."
Reflections on Brazilian cultural policies in the 21st century
A key figure, alongside Gilberto Gil in his early days, in leading the processes of Brazilian cultural policies, Juca is a manager committed to the development of democracy present in most of the struggles in the cultural field of recent decades.
The book “ Reflections on Brazilian Cultural Policies in the 21st Century: Articles and Speeches by Juca Ferreira ” brings together a selection of his writings from his time as Minister of Culture under Lula and Dilma. During these periods, Brazil was a leading force in the renewal of cultural policies in Latin America, assuming unprecedented international leadership, as exemplified by the adoption of the “Convention on the Promotion and Protection of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions” at the United Nations, and the creation of the “Culture Points” policy, which was later replicated by other countries on the continent.
SEE ALSO: Launch of the Diploma in Cultural Mediation
https://www.clacso.org/actividad/lanzamiento-diplomatura-en-mediacion-cultural/
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