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Carmen Miranda: Race, Gender, and Camp Culture
2020Abstract Carmen Miranda (b. 1909–d. 1955) was a Brazilian singer and actress who made her debut on the radio in the late 1920s and soon became one of the most popular voices in Brazil. She recorded close to 250 singles, many of which were major hits, starred in five films (four with the Cinédia studio and one with Sonofilms), and gave
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Celebrity Studies, 2014
This short book aims to examine the transnational evolution of Carmen Miranda’s star persona during her own lifetime, and her continuing legacy as a posthumous brand and iconic image within global ...
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This short book aims to examine the transnational evolution of Carmen Miranda’s star persona during her own lifetime, and her continuing legacy as a posthumous brand and iconic image within global ...
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2018
Portuguese-born Brazilian singer, dancer and actress Carmen Miranda defied twentieth-century social and theatrical conventions to become a modern pop icon, an emblem of Hollywood’s Latina stereotype, and an ambassador of American intercontinental diplomacy. Inspired by the new sounds and bohemian aesthetics of Rio’s entertainment district where she was
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Portuguese-born Brazilian singer, dancer and actress Carmen Miranda defied twentieth-century social and theatrical conventions to become a modern pop icon, an emblem of Hollywood’s Latina stereotype, and an ambassador of American intercontinental diplomacy. Inspired by the new sounds and bohemian aesthetics of Rio’s entertainment district where she was
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Carmen Miranda: The High Price of Fame and Bananas
2005Abstract All too often, people garner in death what they had longed for in life. On August 12, 1955, the Brazilian government returned the embalmed body of Carmen Miranda to Rio de Janeiro, the late singer’s childhood home. Since 1939, from the time she began living and working in the United States, Miranda’s relationship with ...
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Creating Carmen Miranda: Race, Camp, and Transnational Stardom
Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 2017This book review was published in Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television.
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Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business.
The American Historical Review, 1996Darien J. Davis +2 more
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