“Quem esquece de onde veio não sabe para onde vai”: a resistência da poesia de Bráulio Bessa nos novos meios de comunicação

Abstract

This article aims to present Cordel's Literature as a historical symbol of resistance, focusing on Bráulio Bessa's literary experience and how he disseminates it. The choice of the theme was due to the need to discuss popular culture and to perceive the transformations that occurred from the changes in the way the public receives this genre. To achieve the goal, the procedures used were bibliographic research, readings and analysis of theoretical, historical and literary texts. Thus, we present a brief history of Cordel Literature since its arrival in Brazilian territory and present how this genre is capable of transmitting knowledge. It was also verified the importance of understanding the culture in its plurality and it is in this perspective that Popular Culture is analyzed, understanding that there is not a single culture and that there is not one culture more important than another. It is in this context that, at 14, Ceará Bráulio Bessa observed the opportunity to start his powder production, experiencing and valuing the context in which he was inserted. Nowadays, he stands by demonstrating the cultural and social riches of the northeastern region. His work takes the string to new spaces, affirming it on platform such as television and social networks, legitimizing popular poetic knowledge to the whole society. Thus, it is concluded that there is a concern of the poet Bráulio Bessa as a northeastern activist to equally reorient popular poetry, adapting it in contemporary society, consequently making it increasingly accessible to a new audience that can be characterized as a spectator and / or Internet user.