Remembering Marielle Franco as a Martyr? Power and Perils of Martyr-Making as a Strategy to Process Political Suffering

This article explores the construction of martyrdom surrounding Marielle Franco, a Brazilian human rights activist and Rio de Janeiro city councilor assassinated on 14 March 2018. Using an historical and discourse-analytical approach, it treats martyrdom as a contested phenomenon at the intersection...

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Main Author: Merian, Katharina 1990- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2025
In: International journal of public theology
Year: 2025, Volume: 19, Issue: 4, Pages: 506-529
Further subjects:B Liberation Theology
B Marielle Franco
B Martyrdom
B Empowerment
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