Humor and Latina/o Camp in Ugly Betty Funny Looking |
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| Author:
| González, Tanya
Rodriguez y Gibson, Eliza |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7391-9750-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2015 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $79.99 |
Book Description:
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Humor and Latina/o Camp in Ugly Betty expands the vista of critical approaches to comedy and representational politics on mainstream television from an interdisciplinary Latina/o studies approach. Each chapter examines the way the show 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.
Humor and Latina/o Camp in Ugly Betty expands the vista of critical approaches to comedy and representational politics on mainstream television from an interdisciplinary Latina/o studies approach. Each chapter examines the way the show 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.