Christen A Smith
Afro-Paradise
- ISBN 13:
- 9780252081446
- author:
- Christen A Smith
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2016
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 2.3 x 22.9 cm
- Genre:
- Society, Politics & Philosophy, Social Science
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Afro-Paradise: Blackness, Violence, and Performance in Brazil by Christen A. Smith explores the complex relationship between representations of black bodies and state repression in Brazil. The author argues that these two phenomena are intertwined, with the glorified images of black vitality masking a history of anti-black authoritarian violence. Through years of fieldwork, Smith sheds light on a grassroots movement and social protest theater troupe fighting against racial violence, revealing the economies of black pain and suffering that underpin the staged performances of Afro-Paradise. This book offers a passionate account of a long-overlooked struggle for life and dignity in contemporary Brazil, challenging readers to confront the impact of state violence on marginalized communities.
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