Afro-Brazilians in Telenovelas - Social, Political, and Economic Realities

In Afro-Brazilians in Telenovelas: Social, Political, and Economic Realities, Samantha Nogueira Joyce examines representations of Blackness on Brazilian TV, interrogating the role of mass media in developing racial equality and social change.

List of contents

Introduction: What (Racial) Democracy?
Chapter 1: From Active to Active-ism
Chapter 2: Her Body: From 'Baby Mamma' to 'Mammie'
Chapter 3: His Body: Slaves, Bucks, Villains, and N*gg@s
Chapter 4: Blackness Beyond Black Bodies: Candomblé and Capoeira
Conclusion

About the author

Samantha Nogueira Joyce is associate professor of global communication at Saint Mary's College of California.

Summary

In Afro-Brazilians in Telenovelas: Social, Political, and Economic Realities, Samantha Nogueira Joyce examines representations of Blackness on Brazilian TV, interrogating the role of mass media in developing racial equality and social change.

Product details

• Authors: Samantha Nogueira Joyce
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2024
• EAN: 9781793644251
• ISBN: 978-1-79364-425-1
• No. of pages: 122
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, Media Studies, Latin America, Television, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Caribbean islands, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General