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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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Gendering the favela

Brazilian national identities on screen

Sarah McDonald

pp. 113-130

Abstract

This chapter explores how national and individual identities are shaped through cinema. Examining a range of Brazilian films that take place in the space of the favela or poor urban communities, this chapter examines how these spaces have come to define aspects of the Brazilian popular imaginary. Specifically, these constructions are looked at in terms of their implications for gendering the identity of these spaces.

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Monk Nicholas, Lindgren Mia, McDonald Sarah, Pasfield-Neofitou Sarah (2017) Reconstructing identity: a transdisciplinary approach. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.

Pages: 113-130

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-58427-0_6

Full citation:

McDonald Sarah (2017) „Gendering the favela: Brazilian national identities on screen“, In: N. Monk, M. Lindgren, S. Mcdonald & S. Pasfield-Neofitou (eds.), Reconstructing identity, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 113–130.