A Forced Agreement
Author | : Anne-Marie Smith |
Publisher | : University of Pittsburgh Pre |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2010-11-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780822974901 |
ISBN-13 | : 0822974908 |
Rating | : 4/5 (908 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Forced Agreement written by Anne-Marie Smith and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During much of the military regime in Brazil (1964-1985), an elaborate but illegal system of restrictions prevented the press from covering important news or criticizing the government. In this intriguing new book, Anne-Marie Smith investigates why the press acquiesced to this system, and why this state-administered system of restrictions was known as "self-censorship." Smith argues that it was routine, rather than fear, that kept the lid on Brazil's press. The banality of state censorship-a mundane, encompassing set of automatically repeated procedures that functioned much like any other state bureaucracy-seemed impossible to circumvent. While the press did not consider the censorship legitimate, they were never able to develop the resources to overcome censorship's burdensome routines.