Afro-Paradise Smith Christen A.
Afro-Paradise Smith Christen A. Tourists exult in Bahia, Brazil, as a tropical paradise infused with the black population's one-of-a-kind vitality. Smith argues that the dialectic of glorified…
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Afro-Paradise Smith Christen A.
Tourists exult in Bahia, Brazil, as a tropical paradise infused with the black population's one-of-a-kind vitality. Smith argues that the dialectic of glorified representations of black bodies and subsequent state repression reinforces Brazil's racially hierarchal society. But the alluring images of smiling black faces and dancing black bodies masks an ugly reality of anti-black authoritarian violence.Christen A.
As Smith reveals, economies of black pain and suffering form the backdrop for the staged, scripted, and choreographed afro-paradise that dazzles visitors. Interpreting the violence as both institutional and performative, Smith follows a grassroots movement and social protest theater troupe in their campaigns against racial violence. The work of grassroots organizers exposes this relationship, exploding illusions and asking unwelcome questions about the impact of state
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