Nostalgia, colonial memory, and board games
representations of the Brazilian empire in Brazil: Imperial
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https://doi.org/10.18568/cmc.v22i65.3071Keywords:
Games, Cultura Gamer, Nostalgia, Memória, ColonialidadeAbstract
This article seeks to understand the role of Brazilian imperial nostalgia, in its conservative praise towards the colonial past, as a forming element of works that portray this period, specifically in the sphere of board game culture in Brazil. Our goal is to demonstrate how nostalgia frames the experience of Brazilian colonial history by glorifying historical elements that are codified, in turn, through game design and that establish bases for the naturalization of the violence of the colonization process. To illustrate this, we examine the Brazilian board game “Brazil: Imperial,” published by MeepleBR in 2021, to understand how it depicts themes of colonization and imperialism in Brazilian history. We argue that elements in the game strengthen Eurocentric and imperialist narratives while dodging colonialism's most problematic effects, such as slavery and the extermination of native peoples.
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