Remaking Brazil: Contested National Identities in Contemporary Brazilian Cinema

Heise, T.S. (2012) Remaking Brazil: Contested National Identities in Contemporary Brazilian Cinema. Series: Iberian and Latin American studies. University of Wales Press: Cardiff. ISBN 9780708325094

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Abstract

This volume examines Brazilian films released between 1995 and 2010, with special attention to issues of race, ethnicity and national identity. Focusing on the idea of the nation as an 'imagined community', the author discusses the various ways in which dominant ideas about brasilidade (Brazilian national consciousness) are dramatised, supported or attacked in contemporary fiction and documentary films.

Item Type:Books
Status:Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Heise, Dr Tatiana
Authors: Heise, T.S.
College/School:College of Arts & Humanities > School of Modern Languages and Cultures > Hispanic Studies
Publisher:University of Wales Press
ISBN:9780708325094
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