LEADER 03253nam 2200433 u 450 001 9910736001403321 005 20240118183244.0 010 $a1-61249-855-8 035 $a(CKB)27992082900041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7248047 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7248047 035 $a(EXLCZ)9927992082900041 100 $a20230819d2023uuuu uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aRipple Effect $eGender and Race in Brazilian Culture and Literature 210 1$aWest Lafayette, Indiana :$cPurdue University Press,$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource 225 1 $aPurdue Studies in Romance Literatures Series. 311 $a9781612498522 330 $a"The Ripple Effect: Gender and Race in Brazilian Culture and Literature adopts a comparative, multilayered, and interdisciplinary line of research to examine social values and cultural mores in Brazil from the first decades of the twentieth century to the present. It is with one eye in the present, another in the future, and always identifying silhouettes and shadows of the past that The Ripple Effect surveys several expressive cultures and literary manifestations of Brazil, analyzing the historical, cultural, religious, and interactive space that they occupy as artifacts of the country's national identity. It uses the martial art-dance-ritual capoeira as a lynchpin to disclose historical ambiguities and the negotiation of cultural and literary boundaries within the context of the ideological construct of a mestizo nation. It analyzes female representations in popular music, religion, and visual media, examines laws governing gender in soccer and capoeira, and discusses honor killings and other types of violence against women. It also appraises the contributions that some iconic female figures have made to the development of Brazil's distinctive cultural and literary production. Drawing on more than fifteen years of field, archival, and library research, the book discussions offer new interpretative venues. It applies discourse analysis to examine case studies, performances, and cultural events and provides close readings of lyrics of songs and literary texts. By focusing on gender and race to discuss Brazilian society and literature, The Ripple Effect broadens the critical focus and the methodological scope of previous scholarship and offers new interpretative venues on Brazilian popular culture. It also reveals how compellingly literature and other arts can be used to document cultural norms, catalogue life experiences, and analyze complex constructions of social values, ideas, and belief systems"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aPurdue studies in Romance literatures. 606 $aBrazilian literature 606 $aLiterature and society$zBrazil 607 $aBrazil$xRace relations 607 $aBrazil$xSocial life and customs 615 0$aBrazilian literature. 615 0$aLiterature and society 700 $aBarbosa$b Maria Jose? Somerlate$01383109 801 0$bYDX 801 1$bYDX 801 2$bJSTOR 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910736001403321 996 $aRipple Effect$93427571 997 $aUNINA