The Black in Dramaturgy, a Perfect Case of the Decadence of the Myth of the Brazilian Racial Democracy
The myth of the Brazilian racial democracy still remains among the cinema and soap opera industry, even though it is greatly criticized by several sectors of the black population. The myth is characterized as a powerful curtain that enables the perception of negative stereotypes about African-Bra...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2008-09-01
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| Series: | Revista Estudos Feministas |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/article/view/9952 |
| Summary: | The myth of the Brazilian racial democracy still remains among the cinema and soap
opera industry, even though it is greatly criticized by several sectors of the black population. The
myth is characterized as a powerful curtain that enables the perception of negative stereotypes
about African-Brazilians and provokes the lack of recognition of black actors and actresses
throughout the country’s history of cinema and television. |
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| ISSN: | 0104-026X 1806-9584 |