Subversive Eros: The Conservative Reception of Marcuse in the Brazilian Dictatorship (1968–69)
Abstract
Abstract: This article presents how the right-wing received Herbert Marcuse’s philosophy during the Brazilian dictatorship. I argue that General Moacir Araújo Lopes, an intellectual leader of Brazilian War College, was Marcuse’s most powerful interlocutor in Brazil. I construct a genealogy of the reception of Marcuse, highlighting a rare manifesto he wrote against the Brazilian dictatorship published in the New York Times in 1964. Then, I demonstrate through documents from the dictatorship’s security agencies how Marcuse’s readers were targeted for retaliation.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Brazilian cultural history and politics
Sociology and Education in Brazil
American Political and Social Dynamics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of the History of Ideas
- Volume
- 87
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 157–185
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN