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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300010903321

Autore

Oliveira-Monte Emanuelle K. F

Titolo

Barack Obama is Brazilian [[electronic resource] ] : (Re)Signifying Race Relations in Contemporary Brazil / / by Emanuelle K. F. Oliveira-Monte

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018

ISBN

1-137-58353-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVI, 208 p. 35 illus.)

Disciplina

306.098

Soggetti

Ethnology—Latin America

Ethnicity

Latin America—Politics and government

Culture

Communication

Latin American Culture

Ethnicity Studies

Latin American Politics

Global/International Culture

Media and Communication

Brazil Relations United States

United States Relations Brazil

Brazil Race relations

United States Foreign public opinion, Brazilian

United States Press coverage Brazil

Brazil Politics and government 2003-

Brazil

United States

Brésil Relations interethniques 21e siècle

Brésil Relations extérieures États-Unis 21e siècle

États-Unis Relations extérieures Brésil 21e siècle

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.



Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Obama Dreams of Brazil: A Mulatto in the Land of Racial Democracy -- 3. Barack Obama Is Brazilian -- 4. Obama and Dilma In Love: Race and Gender In the Realm of Political Humor -- 5. “Our” Candidate Obama: Barack Obama In the Brazilian Elections -- 6. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines US President Barack Obama’s characterizations in the Brazilian media, with a specific focus on political cartoons and internet memes. Brazilians celebrate their country as a racial democracy; thus the US works as its nemesis. The rise of a black president to the office of the most prominent country in the global, political, and economic landscape led some analysts to postulate that the US was living in a post-racial era. President Obama’s election also had a tremendous impact on the imaginary of the African Diaspora, and this volume investigates how the election of the first black US president complicates Brazilians’ own racial discourses. By focusing on three events—Barack Obama's election in 2008, his visit to Brazil in March 2011, and the aftermath of the US espionage on the Brazilian government in 2013—Emanuelle Oliveira-Monte analyzes Barack Obama's shifting portrayals that confirm and challenge Brazilian racial conceptions projected upon his figure.