Cannibalizing Queer: Brazilian Cinema from 1970 to 2015

by Joo Nemi Neto and João Nemi Neto

Book Overview

Puts forward a new, provocative history of queer cinema in Brazil.

Through an analysis of contemporary Brazilian cinematic production, Cannibalizing Queer: Brazilian Cinema from 1970 to 2015 discusses which queer representations are erased and which are acknowledged in the complex processes of cultural translation, adaptation, and "devouring" that defines the Brazilian understanding of sexual dissidents and minorities. Jo...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081434609X
• ISBN13: 9780814346099
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"