This module studies and analyses various aspects of Brazilian popular culture, such as popular music, television and cinema, in addition to specifically Afro-Brazilian cultural products, like the martial art/dance form ‘capoeira’ and the religions ‘umbanda’ and ‘candomble’. By framing these cultural forms in their socio-historical and political contexts, this module examines how popular culture engages with issues of identity and representation based on ‘race’/ethnicity, class, nation and/or gender.