Bishop-Sánchez, Kathryn. Creating Carmen Miranda: Race, Camp, and Transnational Stardom. Vanderbilt UP, 2016.
In this volume, Kathryn Bishop-Sánchez has accomplished the challenging but rewarding task of analyzing one of the twentieth century’s most popular culture icons. This is a real feat, given Carmen Miranda’s place in the popular imaginary. Bishop-Sánchez tackles this task brilliantly through the lens...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Portuguese Studies Association (APSA)
2017-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Lusophone Studies |
Online Access: | https://jls.apsa.us/index.php/jls/article/view/197 |
Summary: | In this volume, Kathryn Bishop-Sánchez has accomplished the challenging but rewarding task of analyzing one of the twentieth century’s most popular culture icons. This is a real feat, given Carmen Miranda’s place in the popular imaginary. Bishop-Sánchez tackles this task brilliantly through the lens of Miranda as a cultural sign, providing a rigorous study of how the latter has served as a constructed and embodied media icon. |
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ISSN: | 2469-4800 |