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Humor and Latina/o Camp in Ugly Betty

Funny Looking
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 2015

Summary

Humor and Latina/o Camp in Ugly Betty: Funny Looking expands the vista of critical approaches to comedy and representational politics on mainstream television from an interdisciplinary Latina/o studies approach. González and Rodriguez y Gibson examine how Ugly Betty 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. Ugly Betty moves beyond the binaries of traditional representational politics and opens a vista of critical possibility applicable to all mainstream texts that portray people of color through comedy. This work will be of interest to scholars in media studies, Latina/o studies, and communication studies.

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Copyright year
2015
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-9749-3
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-9750-9
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
187
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Table of contents

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    1. Contents No access
    2. Acknowledgments No access
  1. Introduction No access Pages 1 - 22
  2. 1 With His Spatula in His Hand: Remaking Masculinity and Familia No access Pages 23 - 52
  3. 2 First-Class Tickets to Mexico!: Laughing at Deportation No access Pages 53 - 76
  4. 3 Life’s a Drag: Identity as Queer Performance No access Pages 77 - 102
  5. 4 Bringing Sexy Back: The Complexities of Latina Sexuality No access Pages 103 - 132
  6. 5 Wake Up, Betty!: Feminism, Neoliberalism, and the American Dream No access Pages 133 - 170
  7. References No access Pages 171 - 178
  8. Index No access Pages 179 - 186
  9. About the Authors No access Pages 187 - 187

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