Afro-Brazilians in telenovelas : social, political, and economic realities /

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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Joyce, Samantha Nogueira, 1976- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2022].
Subjects:	Television soap operas > Brazil > History and criticism. Television soap operas > Social aspects > Brazil. Black people and mass media > Brazil. Mass media and race relations > Brazil. Black people on television. Black people in mass media. Brazil > Race relations. Duas caras (Television program) Segundo sol (Television program)

Table of Contents:

From active to active-ism
Her body: from 'Baby Mamma' to 'Mammie'
His body: Slaves, Bucks, Villians, and Nigg@s
Blackness beyond Black bodies: CandombleÌ? and Capoeira
Conclusion.