Body Parts on Planet Slum: Women and Telenovelas in Brazil

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Body Parts on Planet Slum: Women and Telenovelas in Brazil - Brown, Lisa Beljuli
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This book focuses on the cultural and gender dimensions of informal survivalism. It provides a fascinating insight into women's use of soap operas to reconfigure suffering, pleasure, sexuality and embodiment.

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Price
$132.25
Publisher
Anthem Press
Publish Date
Pages
182
Dimensions
6.0 X 9.0 X 0.56 inches | 0.97 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780857287977
BISAC Categories:
Popular Culture
Women's Studies

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About the Author

Lisa Beljuli Brown is Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. She gained her PhD in social and political sciences from the University of Cambridge.

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