Creating Carmen Miranda : race, camp, and transnational stardom /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bishop-Sanchez, Kathryn (Author)
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, 2016.
Subjects:	Miranda, Carmen, > 1909-1955. Singers > Brazil > Biography. Actresses > Brazil > Biography. Actresses > United States > Biography. Fame > Social aspects > Brazil > History > 20th century. Fame > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century. Chanteurs > Brésil > Biographies. Actrices > Brésil > Biographies. Actrices > États-Unis > Biographies. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Entertainment & Performing Arts. HISTORY > Latin America > South America. PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > History & Criticism. MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Voice. MUSIC > Lyrics. MUSIC > Printed Music > Vocal. Actresses. Fame > Social aspects. Singers. Brazil. United States. 1900-1999 Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Brazilian stardom : from radio to casino and the creation of the Baiana
Performing race : Miranda and Afro-Brazilianness on the carioca stage of the 1930s
Staging the exotic : the instant success of the Brazilian bombshell
Marketing Miranda : stardom, fashion, and gossip in the media
Camp Carmen : the icon on the screen
Imitating Miranda : playing with camp, drag, and gender norms
Conclusion : the legacy of an icon.