(Re)Considering Blackness in Contemporary Afro-Brazilian (Con)Texts critically interrogates the
issue of Blackness in Brazil under the lens of cultural studies - broadly defined to include
utterances on transnationalism and cosmopolitanism. From a multidisciplinary perspective this
collection of scholarly articles queries the notions of national and racial identity and
ambivalence through critical analysis of contemporary (mid-twentieth century to the present)
Brazilian cultural materiality including literature religion film video and theatrical
production and cultural anthropological manifestations. The book's purpose is to understand
how multiethnic nations such as Brazil negotiate issues of Blackness in contemporary
contexts. All of the contributing authors are leading Brazilian scholars in the areas of race
gender theatre music literature film and religion studies. By concentrating on how these
disciplines and ideologies relate to matters concerning Blackness in the construction of
identities in Brazil this book will be of significant value to scholars in the areas of
Brazilian studies Latin American studies interdisciplinary studies cultural studies and
African Diaspora studies.
