Writing Journalism History [electronic resource] : The Press and Academia in Brazil.

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Cover -- Endorsement Page -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Foreword: Journalism, "Communication", Historiography -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Articulating sociology of knowledge, history of ideas and journalism studies -- 1.2 Outlining a history of the historiography of the press and journalism -- 1.3 Regarding the structure and content of the chapters -- Note -- References -- Part I Overview of historical studies of the press and journalism in Brazil

Chapter 2 The Brazilian Institute and the beginnings of national historiography (1846-1945) -- 2.1 The debate on the introduction of printing in colonial Brazil -- 2.2 The recognition given to Hipólito da Costa's journal in favor of independence -- 2.3 The laudatory narrative about the progress of the press during the Empire -- 2.4 Conclusions: dilettante intelligentsia and the press as a beacon of the nation -- Note -- References -- Chapter 3 The transition to university historiography (1945-1970) -- 3.1 Carlos Rizzini and the turning point in journalism and information studies

3.2 Juarez Bahia and the historiography from professional journalists -- 3.3 Nelson Werneck Sodré and the emergence of a classic Marxist work -- 3.4 José Marques de Melo and the history of the press in the light of the sociology of communication -- 3.5 Matías Molina and the return to the general history of newspapers -- 3.6 Conclusions: professional historians and information as a public right -- References -- Chapter 4 The institutionalization of the field of knowledge (1970-1995) -- 4.1 Dialogue with the social sciences and their approaches

4.2 Focus on political power through the problem of ideology -- 4.3 Focus on business organization of the news industry -- 4.4 Conclusions: the university generation and the study of journalism as an ideology and business -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5 The expansion of research horizons (1995 onwards) -- 5.1 New comprehensive histories and the multiplication of approaches -- 5.2 Reportage, literature and photography in the Belle Époque -- 5.3 Censorship and modernization under the sign of authoritarianism -- 5.4 Identity, race and gender in activist media

5.5 Conclusions: the renewing generation and journalism rethought as a mediator and space for sociability -- Note -- References -- Part II Contemporary case studies and leading historians -- Chapter 6 The early journalists -- Isabel Lustosa -- 6.1 Convergence between political and cultural history -- 6.2 The first steps of the periodical press -- 6.3 Biography of the precursors of journalism -- 6.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7 The modernization of the media -- Alzira Alves De Abreu -- 7.1 Oral history as a methodology -- 7.2 The transformations of journalism after 1950 -- 7.3 Conclusions

This book examines the trajectory of the historical knowledge about journalism produced by its scholars in Brazil, from the early accounts originating from the Brazilian Historical and Geographic Institute in the 19th century to the specialized academic field at the turn of the 21st century.