Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-251).
Contents:
Introduction: What roots? Which routes? -- Where is Africa in the nation? History as transformative praxis -- Ritual encounters and performative moments -- From Candomble to carnaval: the transformation of ritual into public performance and discourse -- Aesthetically black: the articulation of blackness in the black arts movement and Quilombhoje -- Performing bodies performing blackness performing self: the quest for a transformative poiesis -- Centering blackness: hip hop and the outing of marginality -- Conclusion: uma luta que nos transcende.
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