Barack Obama is Brazilian (Re)Signifying Race Relations in Contemporary Brazil /

This book examines US President Barack Obama's characterizations in the Brazilian media, with a specific focus on political cartoons and internet memes. Brazilians celebrate their country as a racial democracy; thus the US works as its nemesis. The rise of a black president to the office of the...

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Main Author: Oliveira-Monte, Emanuelle K. F. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Subjects:
Ethnology-Latin America.
Ethnicity.
Latin America-Politics and government.
Culture.
Communication.
ISBN:9781137583536
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Obama Dreams of Brazil: A Mulatto in the Land of Racial Democracy
  • 3. Barack Obama Is Brazilian
  • 4. Obama and Dilma In Love: Race and Gender In the Realm of Political Humor
  • 5. "Our" Candidate Obama: Barack Obama In the Brazilian Elections
  • 6. Conclusion.

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