Cinema, Slavery, and Brazilian Nationalism
University of Texas Press (Verlag)
978-0-292-76097-4 (ISBN)
- Titel ist leider vergriffen;
keine Neuauflage - Artikel merken
By examining patterns in this heterogeneous group of films, Gordon proposes a new way of delineating how these films attempt to communicate with and change the minds of audience members. Gordon outlines five key aspects that each film incorporates, which describe their shared formula for and role in constructing social identity. These elements include the ways in which the films attempt to create links between the past and the viewers' present and their methods of encouraging viewers to identify with their protagonists, who are often cast as a prototype for the nation. By aligning themselves with this figure, viewers arrive at a definition of their national identity that, while Afrocentric, also promotes racial and ethnic inclusiveness. Gordon's innovative analysis transcends the context of his work, and his conclusions can be applied to questions of national identity and film across cultures.
RICHARD A. GORDON is Professor of Brazilian Studies and Spanish-American Literature and Culture and Director of the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute at the University of Georgia in Athens. He is the author Cannibalizing the Colony: Cinematic Adaptations of Colonial Literature in Mexico and Brazil.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Influencing Understandings of Brazilianness in O Aleijadinho: Paixão, glória e suplício (2000)
2. Modeling National Identity on Religious Identity in Cafundó (2005)
3. Multiple, Provisional, National Identity Models in Quilombo (1984)
4. Alternative Understandings of the National Community in Chico Rei (1985)
5. Flirting with Viewers and Precariously Rethinking Brazilianness in Xica da Silva (1976)
Notes
Works Cited
Index
Reihe/Serie | Cognitive Approaches to Literature and Culture Series |
---|---|
Zusatzinfo | 18 b&w photos |
Verlagsort | Austin, TX |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 624 g |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-292-76097-3 / 0292760973 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-292-76097-4 / 9780292760974 |
Zustand | Neuware |
Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
aus dem Bereich