Gender and Society in Contemporary Brazilian Cinema

Klappentext Gender issues in thirteen Brazilian films made (with one exception) after the 1985 return to constitutional democracy and elimination of censorship. Zusammenfassung Gender issues in thirteen Brazilian films made (with one exception) after the 1985 return to constitutional democracy and elimination of censorship.

List of contents

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. Constructions of Masculinity
  • Jorge um brasileiro
  • Lamarca
  • Ópera do malandro
  • O boto
  • Capitalismo selvagem
  • Yndio do Brasil
• 2. Constructions of Feminine and Feminist Identities
  • A hora da estrela
  • Eternamente Pagu
  • Que bom te ver viva
  • Bananas Is My Business
• 3. Same-Sex Positionings and Social Power
  • Barrela
  • O beijo no asfalto
  • Vera
• Conclusions
• Notes
• References
• Index




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David William Foster (1940-2020) was Regents' Professor of Spanish at Arizona State University.

Product details

• Authors: David William Foster
• Publisher: University Of Texas Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.1999
• EAN: 9780292725102
• ISBN: 978-0-292-72510-2
• No. of pages: 181
• Series: University of Texas Press
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories