The history of a little Brazilian ant: material culture in evangelical children's media in Brazil, 1980s-—present

This article analyzes the Evangelical media for children produced in Brazil (Latin America) since the 1980s from a cultural history perspective. It presents a case study of the cartoon character Smilingüido, a little ant created by Brazilian Evangelicals in the 1980s, which has been the best selling...

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Main Author: Bellotti, Karina Kosicki 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2010]
In: Material religion
Year: 2010, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 4-28
Further subjects:B Material Culture
B Visual Culture
B Brazil
B Protestantism
B reception studies
B Children
B Communication
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