Tropical Kitsch :$bMass Media in Latin American Art and Literature /$cLidia Santos; Translated by Elisabeth Enenbach.

1st edition in Spanish 2001 was named the best book in Brazilian Studies by the Latin American Studies Association (LASA).

Jewish Writings from the Hellenistic-Roman Period is a collection of apocrypha and Old Testament pseudoepigrapha along with other ancient Jewish writings of importance for the understanding of the cultural realities in the epoch of ancient Judaism and early Christianity. The texts are made accessible in academically precise translations with brief introductions and comments. The series is intended for teachers and students of Bible studies, Jewish studies, Ancient Near Eastern studies (and related disciplines), Egyptology, the History of Religion and Culture, and for the general reader interested in cultural and religious history.

TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS PREFACE TO THE TRANSLATION PREFACE TO THE SECOND SPANISH EDITION LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS INTRODUCTION I. AGAINST NATIONALISM Chapter 1: Manuel Puig and Conceptual Art Chapter 2: Brazilian Tropicalism II. KITSCH, MASS CULTURE, AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE Chapter 3 III. KITSCH IN THE NEOBAROQUE ERA Chapter 4: Luis Rafael Sánchez: Dandyism in the Twentieth Century Chapter 5: Severo Sarduy: A Post-Everything Author IV. THE CANONIZATION OF KITSCH Chapter 6 CONCLUSIONS NOTES WORKS CITED RECORDINGS CITED FILMS CITED VISUAL ARTS CITED APPENDIX