基本説明
This book examines the field cultural and racial representation to reposition Afro-Brazillians in the framework of Brazil's social and political processes.
Full 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.
Contents
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
