Humor and Latina/o Camp in Ugly Betty - Funny Looking (Hardcover)

Humor and Latina/o Camp in Ugly Betty: Funny Looking expands the vista of critical approaches to comedy and representational politics on mainstream television from an interdisciplinary Latina/o studies approach. Gonzalez and Rodriguez y Gibson examine how Ugly Betty uses humor and Latina/o camp to reframe socially charged issues on the show: representations of masculinity and familia, immigration, drag and queer subjectivities, Latina sexuality, and finally, a Latina feminist critique of the American Dream. Ugly Betty moves beyond the binaries of traditional representational politics and opens a vista of critical possibility applicable to all mainstream texts that portray people of color through comedy. This work will be of interest to scholars in media studies, Latina/o studies, and communication studies.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Critical Studies in Television
Release date:	July 2015
Authors:	Tanya Gonzalez • Eliza Rodriguez y. Gibson
Dimensions:	236 x 162 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	198
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-9749-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Television Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7391-9749-5
Barcode:	9780739197493

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