Tropical Multiculturalism - A Comparative History of Race in Brazilian Cinema and Culture

Simultaneously a history of Brazilian cinema from the standpoint of race, a history of Brazil itself through its cinematic representations, a comparative study of racial formation in Brazil and the US and a theorized analysis of racialized representation

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Robert Stam

Riassunto

Provides a major study of race in Brazilian culture through the most complete critical analysis of Brazilian cinema in any language. This title examines the broad historical and cultural links that connect Brazil and the United States before considering multicultural imagery in Brazilian film as it has changed from the silent era to the present.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Stam, Robert Stam
• Editore: Duke University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 17.12.1997
• EAN: 9780822320357
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-2035-7
• Pagine: 432
• Illustrazioni: 136 photographs
• Serie: Latin America Otherwise; Latin America Otherwise: Langu; Latin America Otherwise
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto; Südamerika, Amerikanische Geschichte, Filmgeschichte, Filmtheorie und Filmkritik, PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism, PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / Guides & Reviews, Pop Arts / Pop Culture, HISTORY / Latin America / South America