Drugs, thugs, and divas telenovelas and narco-dramas in Latin America / by O. Hugo Benavides.
| Author/creator | Benavides, O. Hugo, 1968- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Austin : University of Texas Press, |
| Description | x, 233 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Melodrama as ambiguous signifier: Latin American telenovelas and Narco-dramas -- Seeing Xica and the Melodramatic unveiling of colonial desire -- Producing the global west through latin tales of seduction and enby -- Karen's seduction: the racial politics of appropriate dinner guests -- A mother's wrath and the complex disjuncturing of class -- Being narco: the evolution of a continental sensibility -- Saintly figures and icons: the migration of a continental dream -- La reina del sur: Gender, racial, and national contestations of regional identity -- Sex, drugs, and cumbia: the hybrid nature of culture -- Conclusion: the postcolonial politics of melodrama -- Ugly Betty. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-227) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2007015807 |
| ISBN | 9780292714502 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780292717121 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |