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Humor and Latina/o Camp in Ugly Betty: Funny Looking
Tanya Gonzalez
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Description for Humor and Latina/o Camp in Ugly Betty: Funny Looking
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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.
Product Details
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Critical Studies in Television
Condition
New
Number of Pages
198
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739197493
SKU
V9780739197493
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About Tanya Gonzalez
Tanya Gonzalez is associate professor in the English Department at Kansas State University. Eliza Rodriguez y Gibson is associate professor in the Department of Chicana/o Studies at Loyola Marymount University.
Reviews for Humor and Latina/o Camp in Ugly Betty: Funny Looking
Gonzalez and Rodriguez y Gibson use a `funny looking' lens to analyze the popular television series Ugly Betty (2006-10). Featuring minority characters and taking a progressive stance on LGBTQ issues, the sitcom resides `on the border'-on one hand acclaimed for avoiding cliche, on the other derided for `humorous and campy manipulation of stereotypes.' Embracing the ambiguities of borderland ... Read more