Brazilian Telenovelas and the Myth of Racial Democracy

Klappentext Samantha Nogueira Joyce's Brazilian Telenovelas and the Myth of Racial Democracy traces the representations of Afro-Brazilians on television, culminating with the telenovela Duas Caras (2007-2008), and reveals how telenovelas contribute to social change in ways that have not b... Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter I - Episode 1: And Let There be WhiteChapter II - Black Flows: Duas Caras / The Legacy of Whitening and Racial DemocracyChapter III - "My Little Whitey" / "My Big, Delicious Negro:" Telenovelas, Duas Caras, and the Representation of RaceChapter IV - Deu no Blogão! ("It was in the Big Blog!"): Writing a Telenovela, a Blog, and a MetadiscourseChapter V - Duas Caras as a New Approach to Social MerchandisingChapter VI - ConclusionsReferencesAbout the AuthorIndex

Product details

• Authors: Samantha Nogueira Joyce
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2012
• EAN: 9780739169643
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-6964-3
• Series: Critical Studies in Television; Critical Studies in Television
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; Ethnic Studies, Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / Genres / Drama, Social discrimination & inequality, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Television: styles and genres, Television Soap Operas, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Social discrimination and social justice, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Film;Television;and Literature