Published: 2021-07-08
Foreword
vii–ix
AbstractDear Readers: I am pleased to present to you this special issue, entitled, Experimental Urbanity in São Paulo. The issue is the...
A Message from the Editor
The São Paulo Experiment
xi–xiv
Abstract“Brazil . . . it’s the country of the future, and it always will be!” The exact provenance of this old joke is unclear. Typically, it is...
Special Issue Introduction
Experimental Urbanity in São Paulo
1–24
AbstractIntroduction to the special issue, Experimental Urbanity in São Paulo.
Articles
"Art, Luxury, Elegance"
Crafting an Aesthetic of Aspiration in São Paulo’s Early Cinemas
25–53
AbstractBetween 1907 and 1914, approximately one hundred cinemas opened their doors in São Paulo. Many cinema producers—the men who financed, managed,...
Performing São Paulo
Flávio de Carvalho and the Experimental City, 1928–1931
54–79
AbstractIn the 1920s and early 1930s, Brazil’s urbanists and intellectuals recognized fundamental tensions between world-making by modernist artists and...
The Park and the Favela
Visions of the Progressive and Cultured City in Post–WWII São Paulo
80–106
AbstractThis article explores two parallel histories: the construction of Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo’s symbol of post–WWII modernity, and the...
“I Africanize São Paulo”
Vision, Race, and Afro-Paulistano Visual Culture
107–124
AbstractAlthough the city of São Paulo has the largest number of Black people in Brazil, it is not commonly associated with Blackness or Black...
Noise in São Paulo (1950s–1970s)
Between the City-Machine and the City-Organism
125–149
AbstractBetween the 1950s and 1970s, as the São Paulo population inflated from a little over two million to more than eight million, residents and...
Who Gets to Make a Living in a Cultural Capital?
Music Workers, Musical Urbanity, and São Paulo’s City of Music Legislation
150–167
AbstractThis article addresses the interconnectedness of economic livelihoods for music workers and state funding for the arts in São Paulo, Brazil—a...
"Gays Have Taken the Paulista!"
Queer Protest and Placemaking in São Paulo
168–193
AbstractFocusing on queer protest cultures in downtown São Paulo, this article investigates how urban spaces function as a “national stage” for the...
Who Wants Money?
Radical Performance and Experimental Urbanism in the Heart of São Paulo
194–219
AbstractIn August 2017, the mayor of São Paulo, João Doria, mediated an arbitration between billionaire TV presenter Silvio Santos and legendary theater...
Book Reviews
Africapitalism: Rethinking the Role of Business in Africa
Edited by Kenneth Amaeshi, Adun Okupe, and Uwafiokun Idemudia
220–222
AbstractAmaeshi, Kenneth, Adun Okupe, and Uwafiokun Idemudia, eds. Africapitalism: Rethinking the Role of Business in Africa. Cambridge, UK:...
Water Brings No Harm: Management Knowledge and the Struggle for the Waters of Kilimanjaro
By Matthew V. Bender
222–224
AbstractBender, Matthew V. Water Brings No Harm: Management Knowledge and the Struggle for the Waters of Kilimanjaro. Athens: Ohio...
Spirit on the Move: Black Women and Pentecostalism in Africa and the Diaspora
Edited by Judith Casselberry and Elizabeth A. Pritchard
224–226
AbstractCasselberry, Judith, and Elizabeth A. Pritchard, eds. Spirit on the Move: Black Women and Pentecostalism in Africa and the Diaspora....
Garbage Citizenship: Vital Infrastructures of Labor in Dakar, Senegal
By Rosalind Fredericks
226–229
AbstractFredericks, Rosalind. Garbage Citizenship: Vital Infrastructure of Labor in Dakar, Senegal. Durham, NC: Duke University Press,...
Dance for Me When I Die
By Cristian Alarcón. Translated by Nick Caistor and Marcela López Levy
231–233
AbstractAlarcón, Cristian. Dance for Me When I Die. Translated by Nick Caistor and
Marcela López Levy. Durham, NC: Duke University Press,...
Black Man on the Titanic: The Story of Joseph Laroche
By Serge Bilé
233–235
AbstractBilé, Serge. Black Man on the Titanic: The Story of Joseph Laroche. Coral Gables,
FL: Mango Publishing Group, 20
The Haiti Reader: History, Culture, Politics
Edited by Laurent Dubois, Kaiama L. Glover, Nadève Ménard, Millery Polyné, and Chantalle F. Verna
235–237
AbstractDubois, Laurent, Kaiama L. Glover, Nadève Ménard, Millery Polyné, and Chantalle F. Verna, eds. The Haiti Reader: History, Culture,...
A Revolution in Fragments: Traversing Scales of Justice, Ideology, and Practice in Bolivia
By Mark A. Goodale
237–239
AbstractGoodale, Mark A Revolution in Fragments: Traversing Scales of Justice, Ideology, and Practice in Bolivia. Durham, NC: Duke University...
Coca Yes, Cocaine No: How Bolivia’s Coca Growers Reshaped Democracy
By Thomas Grisaffi
239–241
AbstractGrisaffi, Thomas. Coca Yes, Cocaine No: How Bolivia’s Coca Growers Reshaped
Democracy. Durham, NC: Duke University...
Maya Bonesetters: Manual Healers in a Changing Guatemala
By Servando Z. Hinojosa
241–243
AbstractHinojosa, Servando Z. Maya Bonesetters: Manual Healers in a Changing Guatemala. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2020.
The Taco Truck: How Mexican Street Food is Transforming the American City
By Robert Lemon
243–245
AbstractLemon, Robert. The Taco Truck: How Mexican Street Food is Transforming the
American City. Champaign: University of Illinois...
Channeling the State: Community Media and Popular Politics in Venezuela
By Naomi Schiller
245–246
AbstractSchiller, Naomi. Channeling the State: Community Media and Popular Politics in Venezuela. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2018.
Red China's Green Revolution: Technological Innovation, Institutional Change, and Economic Development Under the Commune
By Joshua Elsenman
247–249
AbstractEisenman, Joshua. Red China’s Green Revolution: Technological Innovation, Institutional Change, and Economic Development Under the...
China’s War on Smuggling: Law, Economic Life, and the Making of the Modern State
By Philip Thai
249–252
AbstractThai, Philip. China’s War on Smuggling: Law, Economic Life, and the Making of the Modern State, 1842–1965. New York: Columbia...
The Lost Decade (2008–2018): How India’s Growth Story Devolved into Growth without a Story
By Puja Mehra
252–254
AbstractMehra, Puja. The Lost Decade (2008–2018): How India’s Growth Story Devolved into Growth without a Story. New Delhi: Penguin Random...