Description: Black Orpheus and the Globalization of Afro-Brazilian Culture presents a nuanced transnational analysis of the development, production, reception, and legacy of the 1958 movie Black Orpheus. It highlights the role of new Afro-Brazilian actors, musicians, and performers and their interlocutors in the circulation of Afro-Brazilian popular music.
Review Quotes: "Davis explores how Black Orpheus became one of the most important vehicles of Brazilian culture abroad. The sources are myriad and his blend of transatlantic and transamerican perspectives is effective and inspirational."--Charles A. Perrone "author of Chico Buarque's First Chico Buarque"