Bitita's Diary: The Autobiography of Carolina Maria de Jesus - The Autobiography of Carolina Maria de Jesus

Carolina Maria de Jesus (1914-1977), nicknamed Bitita, was a destitute black Brazilian woman born in the rural interior who migrated to the industrial city of Sao Paulo. This is her autobiography, which includes details about her experiences of race relations and sexual intimidation.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Childhood; Chapter 2 The Godmothers; Chapter 3 The Holiday; Chapter 4 Being Poor; Chapter 5 A Little History; Chapter 6 The Blacks; Chapter 7 My Family; Chapter 8 The City; Chapter 9 My Son-in-Law; Chapter 10 Grandfather’s Death; Chapter 11 School; Chapter 12 The Farm; Chapter 13 I Return to the City; Chapter 14 The Domestic; Chapter 15 Illness; Chapter 16 The Revolution; Chapter 17 The Rules of Hospitality; Chapter 18 Culture; Chapter 19 The Safe; Chapter 20 The Medium; Chapter 21 The Mistress; Chapter 22 Being a Cook; after Afterword;

About the author

Robert M. Levine has published seventeen books on Latin America, five of which have been translated and published there. He has chaired the Columbia University Seminar on Brazil and is past chair of the Committee on Brazilian Studies of the Conference on Latin American History. He is director of Latin American Studies at the University of Miami, Coral Gables. He was elected in 1995 a corresponding member of the Instituto Geográfico e Histörico in Rio de Janeiro. He has lectured in São Paulo, Goiânia, Natal, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Recife, and Salvador. He is co-editor of the Luso-Brazilian Review.

Product details

• Authors: Robert M. Levine, Levine Robert M., Carolina Maria De Jesus, Emanuelle Oliveira, Oliveira Emanuelle, Beth Joan Vinkler, Vinkler Beth Joan
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.1997
• EAN: 9780765602114
• ISBN: 978-0-7656-0211-4
• No. of pages: 180
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Ethnic Studies, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, Brazil, Autobiography: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Latin America / South America, HISTORY / Women, Gender studies: women, History of the Americas, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Gender studies: women and girls, c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Black & Asian Studies, Autobiography: philosophy and social sciences, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural & Regional