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Valdivia, Angharad N.

The Gender of Latinidad: Uses and Abuses of Hybridity

Valdivia, Angharad N. - The Gender of Latinidad: Uses and Abuses of Hybridity, ebook

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Presents innovative scholarship on Latina/o visibility in contemporary mainstream media

Latina/os have seen increased visibility in the media in the past several years, especially in feature-length films, network television programs, and various digital platforms. The Gender of Latinidad: Uses and Abuses of Hybridity explores Latina/o visibility—analyzing presence, production, and interpretation throughout various media. An important contribution to the emerging field of Latina/o Media Studies, this unique volume brings together political economy and cultural studies to consider the limitations of cultural politics and explore current issues relevant to Latina/o cultural inclusion.

Author Angharad N. Valdivia addresses the concept of hybridity and applies it to contemporary Latinidad, in which hybrid Latina/os lead hybrid lives and consume hybrid media. The text explores strategies for gendered visibility in a range of popular culture media, using the concept of hybridity to connect Latina/o Studies to Feminist Media Studies, Gender Studies, and Ethnic Studies. Throughout the text, the author discusses the inclusion Latina/o scholars and audiences seek and considers if such inclusion is even achievable. Offering intersectional exploration of Latinidad in mainstream media, this volume:

  • Explores the trope of the spitfire in the context of popular media
  • Brings Disney Studies into Latina/o Studies
  • Discusses the dynamic inclusion of Latinidad in awards ceremonies
  • Assesses the implicit utopias of Latina/o representation
  • Presents the only major academic treatment of Charo

Presenting an original perspective on Latina/os in media, The Gender of Latinidad: Uses and Abuses of Hybridity is an ideal text for students and scholars in areas including Gender Studies, Ethnic Studies, and general Media and Feminist Media Studies.

Keywords:

Latina/o studies; Latina/o media studies; Latina/os mainstream media; Latinidad studies; Latinidad media; Latinidad mainstream media; Latina/o cultural studies; Latina/os Disney; hybridity Latina/os; hybrid media studies; hybrid Latina/o studies

, Social Identity, Sociology of Culture, Social Identity, Sociology of Culture
Author(s)
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Publication year
2019
Language
en
Edition
1
Page amount
208 pages
Category
Society
Format
Ebook
eISBN (ePUB)
9781119574972
Printed ISBN
9781405163385

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