Laughter out of place : race, class, violence, and sexuality in a Rio shantytown

Laughter out of place : race, class, violence, and sexuality in a Rio shantytown / Donna M. Goldstein.

Author/creator	Goldstein, Donna M.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2003.
Description	xxiii, 349 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subject(s)	Marginality, Social--Brazil --Rio de Janeiro. Poor--Brazil --Rio de Janeiro. Poor--Brazil --Rio de Janeiro --Humor. Slums--Brazil --Rio de Janeiro. Violence--Brazil --Rio de Janeiro. Sex--Brazil --Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)--Race relations.

Series	California series in public anthropology ; 9 California series in public anthropology ; 9. ^A520608
Contents	Laughter "out of place" -- The aesthetics of domination -- Color-blind erotic democracies, Black consciousness politics, and the Black Cinderellas of Felicidade Eterna -- No time for childhood -- State terror, gangs, and everyday violence in Rio de Janeiro -- Partial truths, or, the carnivalization of desire -- What's so funny about rape?
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-339) and index.
LCCN	2003001852
ISBN	0520235967 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0520235975 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HN290.R5 G58 2003	✔ Available	Place Hold