Ação direta e simbologia das jornadas de junho: notas para uma sociologia das manifestações

Abstract

The manifestations occurred recently in Brazil, known as “Jornadas de Junho”, were characterized by the amplitude, speed of dissemination and impact power capacity in various fields of social activity. Unlike the social movements of the era of democratization, manifestations became direct action and the use of social networking strategies that allow expressiveness and visibility in the public sphere. Protests spread in several Brazilian cities were used for cultural and political coming of old and recent experiences repertoires. The sociological challenge of understanding of the events and the symbology of direct action is the main objective of this article.