African Roots, Brazilian Rites
Cultural and National Identity in Brazil
Published on 6. September 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
VII, 260 pages
978-1-349-43622-4 (ISBN)
Description
This text explores how Afro-Brazilians define their Africanness through Candomblé and Quilombo models, and construct paradigms of blackness with influences from US-based perspectives, through the vectors of public rituals, carnival, drama, poetry, and hip hop.
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Edition
1st ed. 2012
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
VII, 260 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
346 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-43622-4 (9781349436224)
DOI
10.1057/9781137010001
Schweitzer Classification
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Person
CHERYL STERLING teaches African and African Diaspora studies in the Liberal Studies Program at New York University, USA. She is a Fulbright Scholar and is also the co-founder and editor of the on-line arts journal,
AfroBeat Journal
.
Content
What Roots? Which Routes? Where is Africa in the Nation? History as Transformative Praxis Ritual Encounters and Performative Moments From Candomblé to Carnaval: The Transformation of Ritual into Public Performance and Discourse Aesthetically Black: The Articulation of Blackness in the Black Arts Movement and Quilombhoje Performing Bodies Performing Blackness Performing Self: The Quest for a Transformative Poiesis Centering Blackness: Hip Hop and the Outing of Marginality Uma Luta que Nos Transcende