Brazil in Twenty-First Century Popular Media
Culture, Politics, and Nationalism on the World Stage
Nonfiction, History, Americas, South America, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture, Political Science
| Author: | Gabriela Antunes, Leonardo Custódio, Aline Frey, María Mercedes Vázquez Vázquez, Anthony Pahnke, Cacilda Rêgo, Carolina Rocha, Naomi Pueo Wood | ISBN: | 9780739186923 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books | Publication: | February 21, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Lexington Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Gabriela Antunes, Leonardo Custódio, Aline Frey, María Mercedes Vázquez Vázquez, Anthony Pahnke, Cacilda Rêgo, Carolina Rocha, Naomi Pueo Wood |
| ISBN: | 9780739186923 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books |
| Publication: | February 21, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Lexington Books |
| Language: | English |
This volume examines some of the ways that Brazil has been represented and seeks to represent itself in popular media. It looks at social inequalities, racial divisions, and legacies of political restructuring as it illuminates the challenges and opportunities that the nation faces at present and going into preparations for and recovery from the upcoming mega events, both the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics. Drawing on the expertise of scholars in the fields of film and media studies, political science, social movement analysis, and cultural studies this volume features chapters examining the role of stereotyped Brazilian identity and myths of what it means to be Brazilian, the growing interest in favela—slum—culture, and sites of resistance in contemporary Brazilian society.
This volume examines some of the ways that Brazil has been represented and seeks to represent itself in popular media. It looks at social inequalities, racial divisions, and legacies of political restructuring as it illuminates the challenges and opportunities that the nation faces at present and going into preparations for and recovery from the upcoming mega events, both the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics. Drawing on the expertise of scholars in the fields of film and media studies, political science, social movement analysis, and cultural studies this volume features chapters examining the role of stereotyped Brazilian identity and myths of what it means to be Brazilian, the growing interest in favela—slum—culture, and sites of resistance in contemporary Brazilian society.
