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Domestic Servants in Literature and Testimony in Brazil, 1889-1999 S. Roncador

Domestic Servants in Literature and Testimony in Brazil, 1889-1999 By S. Roncador

Domestic Servants in Literature and Testimony in Brazil, 1889-1999 by S. Roncador

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Drawing from a variety of historical sources, theory, and fictional and non-fictional production, this book addresses the cultural imaginary of domestic servants in modern Brazil and demonstrates maids' symbolic centrality to shifting notions of servitude, subordination, femininity, and domesticity.

Domestic Servants in Literature and Testimony in Brazil, 1889-1999 Summary

Domestic Servants in Literature and Testimony in Brazil, 1889-1999 by S. Roncador

Drawing from a variety of historical sources, theory, and fictional and non-fictional production, this book addresses the cultural imaginary of domestic servants in modern Brazil and demonstrates maids' symbolic centrality to shifting notions of servitude, subordination, femininity, and domesticity.

Domestic Servants in Literature and Testimony in Brazil, 1889-1999 Reviews

The new English-language edition is substantially expanded, especially in the general introduction and at the start of each chapter, to provide additional theoretical grounding and context for an international audience. This new edition makes the work fully accessible and relevant to Latin Americanist scholars with limited knowledge of Brazil and the Portuguese language, but it will also be extremely valuable for specialists in Brazil, particularly those concerned with interracial and class relationships, labor history, and womens writing. (Katherine Ostrom, Letras Femeninas, Vol. 41 (1), December, 2015)

About S. Roncador

Sonia Roncador is Associate Professor of Brazilian Literature and Culture in Department of Spanish and Portuguese at The University of Texas at Austin, USA.

Table of Contents

Introduction - The Burdened Legacy of Domestic Servitude in Brazil 1. Julia's Maids: Servants in the Cultural Imaginary of the Tropical Belle Epoque 2. 'My Ol' Black Mammy': Childhood Maids in Brazilian Modernist Memoirs 3. 'How to Treat a Maid?': Misencounters with Servants in Clarice Lispector's 4. Writers in Aprons: Brazilian Servants' Testimonios

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NPB9781137353795
9781137353795
1137353791
Domestic Servants in Literature and Testimony in Brazil, 1889-1999 by S. Roncador
S. Roncador
New
Hardback
Palgrave Macmillan
2014-02-05
240
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