Stars and Stardom in Brazilian Cinema

Stars and Stardom in Brazilian CinemaDespite the recent explosion of scholarly interest in star studies, Brazilian film has received comparatively little attention. As this volume demonstrates, however, the richness of Brazilian stardom extends well beyond the ubiquitous Carmen Miranda. Among the studies assembled here are fascinating explorations of figures such as Eliane Lage (the star attraction of So Paulos Vera Cruz studios), cult horror movie auteur Coffin Joe, and Lzaro Ramos, the

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Fan Phenomena: Mermaids explores the centuries-old interest in mermaids

the narrative discusses major medical and scientific advances

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settings and identities as well as making visible cultural anxieties haunting the welfare state

and naturalist philosophical movements

through archival letters and diaries

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Inspired by the stream of consciousness style of James Joyce’s Ulysses

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