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

• Autore: Oliveira-Monte Emanuelle K. F
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2018.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XVI, 208 p. 35 illus.)
• Disciplina: 306.098
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto geografico: 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
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Barack Obama is Brazilian
• ISBN: 1-137-58353-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910300010903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II