African roots, Brazilian rites : cultural and national identity in Brazil /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sterling, Cheryl, 1964-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Subjects:	Blacks > Brazil. Blacks > Race identity > Brazil. Group identity > Brazil. Brazil > Race relations. Brazil > Social life and customs > African influences. Blacks. Blacks > Race identity. Group identity. Race relations. Brazil.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: What roots? Which routes?
Where is Africa in the nation? History as transformative praxis
Ritual encounters and performative moments
From Candomble to carnaval: the transformation of ritual into public performance and discourse
Aesthetically black: the articulation of blackness in the black arts movement and Quilombhoje
Performing bodies performing blackness performing self: the quest for a transformative poiesis
Centering blackness: hip hop and the outing of marginality
Conclusion: uma luta que nos transcende.