The Roots of a Modern Nation. The Identities of Sergio B. de Holanda

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The aim of this book is to analyse the various identities of the intellectual Sergio Buarque de Holanda, firstly by showing his participation in the Modern Art Week in Sao Paulo in 1922. Even though he lived in Rio de Janeiro, Sergio became one of the great defenders of Sao Paulo Modernism, even representing the magazines Klaxon and Estetica in Rio de Janeiro. This opens up a discussion about whether Sergio was a modernist from Rio or Sao Paulo. Showing how the project undertaken by the Sao Paulo elites succeeded in placing Sao Paulo as the 'founding landmark' of the Brazilian modernist movement. Finally, this article analyses how, from the 1950s onwards, when he joined the teaching staff at USP, Sergio Buarque became very close to the Annales and created a Ususpian identity. He dealt with themes such as the history of mentalities, material culture and interdisciplinarity in works such as Visao do Paraiso and Caminhos e Fronteiras. We can see a significant change in the game of identities analysed by Stuart Hall, where the postmodern subject is fragmented, without a fixed identity. In this way, Sergio moves closer to the French historiography of the Annales.