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¡Muy Pop!: Conversations on Latino Popular Culture
Aldama, Frederick Luis, Stavans, Ilan
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Description for ¡Muy Pop!: Conversations on Latino Popular Culture
Hardcover. A book-length conversation between two leading scholars on the themes and questions of Hispanic popular culture Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFCA; JFD; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Although investigations of Hispanic popular culture were approached for decades as part of folklore studies, in recent years scholarly explorations—of lucha libre, telenovelas, comic strips, comedy, baseball, the novela rosa and the detective novel, sci-fi, even advertising—have multiplied. What has been lacking is an overarching canvas that offers context for these studies, focusing on the crucial, framing questions: What is Hispanic pop culture? How does it change over time and from region to region? What is the relationship between highbrow and popular culture in the Hispanic world? Does it make sense to approach the whole Hispanic world as homogenised when ... Read more
Although investigations of Hispanic popular culture were approached for decades as part of folklore studies, in recent years scholarly explorations—of lucha libre, telenovelas, comic strips, comedy, baseball, the novela rosa and the detective novel, sci-fi, even advertising—have multiplied. What has been lacking is an overarching canvas that offers context for these studies, focusing on the crucial, framing questions: What is Hispanic pop culture? How does it change over time and from region to region? What is the relationship between highbrow and popular culture in the Hispanic world? Does it make sense to approach the whole Hispanic world as homogenised when ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472118939
SKU
V9780472118939
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About Aldama, Frederick Luis, Stavans, Ilan
Ilan Stavans is Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College, USA. Frederick Luis Aldama is Arts and Humanities Distinguished Professor of English and Director of the Latino & Latin American Studies Space for Enrichment and Research at Ohio State University, USA.
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