| Gender and Society in Contemporary Brazilian Cinema Contributor(s): Foster, David William (Author) |
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ISBN: 0292725108 ISBN-13: 9780292725102 Publisher: University of Texas Press OUR PRICE: $19.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 791.436 |
| LCCN: 99006147 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.48 lbs) 181 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gender is an absolute ground zero for most human societies, writes David William Foster, an absolute horizon of social subjectivity. In this book, he examines gender issues in thirteen Brazilian films made (with one exception) after the 1985 return to constitutional democracy and elimination of censorship to show how these issues arise from and comment on the sociohistorical reality of contemporary Brazilian society. Foster organizes his study around three broad themes: construction of masculinity, constructions of feminine and feminist identities, and same-sex positionings and social power. Within his discussions of individual films ranging from Jorge um brasileiro to A hora da estrela to Beijo no asfalto, he offers new ways of understanding national ideals and stereotypes, sexual dissidence (homoeroticism and transgenderism), heroic models, U.S./Brazilian relations, revolutionary struggle, and human rights violations. As the first study of Brazilian cinematic representations of gender ideology in English or Portuguese, this book will be important reading in film and cultural studies. |
Contributor Bio(s): Foster, David William: - David William Foster is Regents’ Professor of Portuguese and Spanish at Arizona State University, where he directs the Graduate Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities. |