{"product_id":"black-orpheus-and-the-globalization-of-afro-brazilian-culture-paperback-softback-9781978844148","title":"Black Orpheus and the Globalization of Afro-Brazilian Culture (Paperback \/ softback) 9781978844148","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBlack Orpheus and the Globalization of Afro-Brazilian Culture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDarién J. Davis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781978844148\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 9 December 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e236 pages, 8 B-W images\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 3.401 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Taking a highly original approach, Davis takes director Marcel Camus's 1958 \u003ci\u003eBlack Orpheus \u003c\/i\u003eas a point of departure for exploring the transnational migrations of Afro-Brazilian popular culture in the 1960s and 1970s. Following a detailed exploration of this landmark film's soundtrack and casting, Davis's ambitious study focuses on its cultural repercussions in the United States and France, charting the flows of Afro-Brazilian music and its performers.\" - Lisa Shaw, author of \u003ci\u003eTropical Travels: Brazilian Popular Performance, Transnational Encounters, and the Construction of Race\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In this excellent book, Davis offers a wealth of information about the production, international impact, and legacy of Marcel Camus's \u003ci\u003eBlack Orpheus\u003c\/i\u003e, especially its projection of an image of Brazil through its all-Black cast and its vibrant music, which resonated deeply in France and the United States.\" - Randal Johnson, distinguished professor emeritus of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of California, Los Angeles \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Davis explores how \u003ci\u003eBlack Orpheus \u003c\/i\u003ebecame one of the most important vehicles of Brazilian culture abroad. The sources are myriad and his blend of transatlantic and transamerican perspectives is effective and inspirational.\" - Charles A. Perrone, author of \u003ci\u003eChico Buarque's First Chico Buarque\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Black Orpheus\" and the Globalization of Afro-Brazilian Culture\u003c\/i\u003e is the first historical study in English to examine the development, production, and reception of the 1958 film \u003ci\u003eBlack Orpheus\u003c\/i\u003e and its legacy in the 1960s and 1970s. It focuses on the making of the film and the trajectories of the major actors and musicians who helped construct an image of Black Brazil and provides an analysis of the globalization of Afro-Brazilian images and music in France and the United States in the wake of the movie's success. Using archival sources, interviews, and the secondary literature from France, Brazil, and the United States, this book reveals information about the cultural histories of all three countries and gives readers new insight into the trajectories of diverse actors such as Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, and Léa Garcia and performers such as Agostinho dos Santos, Baden Powell, and Maria D'Apparecida.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface ix\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: From Stage to Technicolor 1\u003cbr\u003e Part I: The Making of Black Orpheus\u003cbr\u003e 1 Imagining a Brazilian Black Orpheus 15\u003cbr\u003e 2 The Black Cast 33\u003cbr\u003e 3 The Soundtrack 50\u003cbr\u003e 4 Oblique Gazes: The Transnational Reception\u003cbr\u003e of Black Orpheus 65\u003cbr\u003e Part II: Black Orpheus Legacies and the Globalization\u003cbr\u003e of Afro-Brazilian\u003cbr\u003e Culture\u003cbr\u003e 5 Transnational Lights Beyond Black Orpheus 85\u003cbr\u003e 6 Bossa Negra in the United States 108\u003cbr\u003e 7 Baden Powell and Maria d’\u003cbr\u003eApparecida in Paris 127\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion 148\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue 155\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e 161\u003cbr\u003e Glossary 167\u003cbr\u003e Notes 169\u003cbr\u003e Index 000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52695368433944,"sku":"9781978844148","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/black-orpheus-and-the-globalization-of-afro-brazilian-culture-paperback-softback-9781978844148","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}