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Title:
Latinas and Latinos on TV : colorblind comedy in the post-racial network era / Isabel Molina-Guzmán.
Author:
Molina-Guzmán, Isabel, author.
Publication Information:
Tucson, Arizona : The University of Arizona Press, 2018.

©2018
Call Number:
PN1992.8.H54 M65 2018
Abstract:
Interweaving discussions about the ethnic, racial, and linguistic representations of Latinas/os within network television comedies, Isabel Molina-Guzmán probes published interviews with producers and textual examples from hit programs like Modern Family, The Office, and Scrubs to understand how these primetime sitcoms communicate difference in the United States. Understanding the complex ways that audiences interpret these programs, Molina-Guzmán situates her analysis within the Obama era, a period when ethnicity and race became increasingly grounded in hipster racism, and argues that despite increased inclusion, the feel-good imperative of TV comedies still inevitably leaves racism, sexism, and homophobia uncontested--back cover.
ISBN:
9780816537242
Series:
Latinx pop culture

Latinx pop culture.
Physical Description:
xiii, 136 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Contents:
Introduction : Latina/os, hipster racism, and post-racial TV -- Scrubs(ing) the beginnings of post-racial TV -- Hipster racism comes to colorblind TV -- Reading against the post-racial TV Latina -- Conclusion : post-racial past and colorblind futures on TV.
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