Abstract: This essay analyzed Brazilian popular culture as a symbolic space of resistance, memory and constitution of subjects, based on literature and painting. The general objective is to investigate how these manifestations contribute to the recovery of collective memory, the formation of individual, collective and political identities, and the affirmation of cultural belonging; Specifically, we seek to understand its historical role, its contemporary reinventions and its influence on social, political and communication decisions. The research adopts a qualitative, bibliographic, and analytical methodology, based on references on culture, art, identity, and symbolic power. Popular literature and painting focused on everyday life and community traditions reveal themselves as instruments of resistance, cultural education, and symbolic mediation, acting beyond the aesthetic dimension. These manifestations are important for preserving memories, shaping identities, impacting society and politics, promoting cultural learning, and redefining shared meanings In doing so, they consolidate popular culture as a source of resistance, survival, and re-existence. Keywords: Literature; painting; political identity; collective memory; symbolic power.
Authors: BRANDÃO, Iraê César
DOI: 10.29327/7666680
Publish Year: 2025
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