{"product_id":"in-the-darkness-of-the-cinema-gender-and-moviegoing-in-early-twentieth-century-urban-brazil-paperback","title":"In the Darkness of the Cinema: Gender and Moviegoing in Early Twentieth-Century Urban Brazil - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLena Oak Suk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGender and sexual morality, and their intersections with race and class, were central to the formation of urban Brazil in the twentieth century. \u003ci\u003eIn the Darkness of the Cinema \u003c\/i\u003etakes a wide-ranging and innovative approach to gender and moviegoing culture in Brazilian society. By focusing on the flirtations and romances of the movie theater, as well as the intrigue and moral panic that they caused, Suk creates a rich portrait of spectatorship. Where women went to the movies, who they met, and what they did in the darkness were key questions that brewed among overlapping but disparate circles, from film intellectuals and filmmakers to legislators and public health officials, as well as the moviegoers themselves. Amassing sources located traditionally within film culture as well as outside of it, such as film magazines, interviews, comics, literature, and songs, Suk shows that movie theaters and moviegoers made an indelible mark on the urban landscapes of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLena Oak Suk \u003c\/b\u003eis a cultural historian of Brazil. She is a research affiliate at the Institute of Historical Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Her work on gender and popular culture has been published in the\u003ci\u003e Journal of Social History\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eLatin American Research Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 236\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978238230829,"sku":"9780822967842","price":50.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/qVXEmO5GbI9780822967842.webp?v=1775801201","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/in-the-darkness-of-the-cinema-gender-and-moviegoing-in-early-twentieth-century-urban-brazil-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}