Neo-Authoritarian Masculinity in Brazilian Crime Film, Hardback

An incisive analysis of contemporary crime film in Brazil, this book focuses on how movies in this genre represent masculinity and how their messages connect to twenty-first-century sociopolitical issues. Jeremy Lehnen argues that these films promote an agenda in support of the nation's recent swing toward authoritarianism.

• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Author(s): Jeremy Lehnen
• Illustration(s): 37 b&w illustrations
• Number of pages: 268
• Collection: Reframing Media, Technology, and Culture in Latin/o America
• Publication date: 2022
• Dimensions: 159 x 235 x 27
• Cover type: Hardback