Description: Samantha Nogueira Joyce's Brazilian Telenovelas and the Myth of Racial Democracy traces the representations of Afro-Brazilians on television, culminating with the telenovela Duas Caras (2007-2008), and reveals how telenovelas contribute to social change in ways that have not b...
Review Quotes: "Joyce's work documents the intersection of telenovelas, race, and new media in Brazil, making a compelling case for this genre's importance while explaining the complex strategies employed to make telenovelas successful in promoting social change." --Antonio C. La Pastina, Texas A&M University