Description
| Product ID: | 9780739197493 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | Critical Studies in Television |
| Title: | Humor and Latina/o Camp in Ugly Betty |
| Subtitle: | Funny Looking |
| Authors: | Author: Eliza Rodriguez y Gibson, Tanya Gonzalez |
| Page Count: | 198 |
| Subjects: | Television, Television, Communication studies, Popular culture, Ethnic studies, Communication studies, Popular culture, Hispanic & Latino studies, USA |
| Description: | 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. González 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. 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. González 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Lexington Books |
| Publisher Name: | Lexington Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2015-07-29 |
