Laughter out of place race, class, violence, and sexuality in a Rio shantytown / by Goldstein, Donna M.

Table of Contents: “…Laughter out of place -- The aesthetics of domination -- Color-blind erotic democracies, black consciousness politics, and the black Cinderellas of Felicidade Eterna -- No time for childhood -- State terror, gangs, and everyday violence in Rio de Janeiro -- Partial truths, or, the carnivalization of desire -- What's so funny about rape?…”
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