Hip-hop feminist politics in the film Antonia

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https://doi.org/10.5902/1679849X74664

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Hip-hop, Film, Gender, Sexuality

Abstract

This paper examines anxieties surrounding gender, sexuality, race, and class in the film Antônia (2006). The paper analyzes how hip-hop is used as an instrument to challenge patriarchal standards. The study also demonstrates how the film represents the limitations and difficulties in undertaking feminist hip-hop politics. A narrative analysis of the film along with a brief background on hip-hop in Brazil shows how hip-hop presents a key device to confronting patriarchal authority and opening up spaces for marginalized women.

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ALVES, César. Pergunte a quem conhece Thaíde. São Paulo: Labortexto, 2004.

CRENSHAW, Kimberle, 1991. “Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence Against Women of Color.” Stanford Law Review 43,1991: 1241-99.

MAGDALI, Cristina. “Adopting Imports: New Images and Alliances in Brazilian Popular Music of the 1990s”. Popular Music 18.3, 1999: 309-329.

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Published

2009-12-10

How to Cite

Mitchell, J. (2009). Hip-hop feminist politics in the film Antonia. Literatura E Autoritarismo, (2), e9. https://doi.org/10.5902/1679849X74664