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From bananas to buttocks : the Latina body in popular film and culture / edited by Myra Mendible

1st ed

Austin : University of Texas Press, c2007

Online-Ressource (x, 323 p) : ill ; 24 cm

Englisch

Introduction : embodying Latinidad : an overview / Myra Mendiblesection 1. Case studies : silent and classic film era -- 1. Film viewing in Latino communities, 1896-1934 : Puerto Rico as microcosm / Clara E. Rodríguez -- 2. Lupe Vélez : queen of the B's / Rosa Linda Fregoso -- 3. Lupe Vélez regurgitated : cautionary, indigestion-causing ruminations on "Mexicans" in "American" toilets perpetrated while covetously screening "Veronica" / William A. Nericcio -- section 2. Performing bodies : contemporary film and music media -- 4. Celia's shoes / Frances Negrón-Muntaner -- 5. Salma Hayek's Frida : transnational Latina bodies in popular culture / Isabel Molina Guzmán -- 6. Is Penélope to J. Lo as culture is to nature? : Eurocentric approaches to "Latin" beauties / Angharad Valdivia -- 7. Jennifer Lopez : the new wave of border crossing / Tara Lockhart -- 8. "There's my territory" : Shakira crossing over / Cynthia Fuchs -- 9. "Hey, killer" : the construction of a macho Latina, or the perils and enticements of Girlfight / Karen R. Tolchin -- section 3. Sensational bodies : discourses of Latina femininity -- 10. On the semiotics of Lorena Bobbitt / Charla Ogaz -- 11. Disorderly bodies and discourses of Latinidad in the Elián González story / Isabel Molina Guzmán -- 12. The body in question : the Latina detective in the Lupe Solano mystery series / Ana Patricia Rodríguez -- 13. La princesa plástica : hegemonic and oppositional representations of Latinidad in Hispanic Barbie / Karen Goldman -- 14. Chusmas, Chismes, y Escándalos : Latinas talk back to El Show de Cristina and Laura en América / Viviana Rojas.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Print version: From bananas to buttocks

0-292-71492-0 ; 0-292-71493-9 ; 978-0-292-71492-2 ; 978-0-292-71493-9

978-0-292-71492-2 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

Online-Ausg.

2009

Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web

E184.S75

305.48/868073009045     Ähnliche Literatur

LOC-SH: United States -- Ethnic relations ; Public opinion -- United States ; Popular culture -- United States ; Human body -- Social aspects -- United States ; Hispanic American women -- Public opinion ; Hispanic American women -- Ethnic identity ; Hispanic American women in mass media ; Femininity -- United States ; Stereotypes (Social psychology) -- United States

Femininity ; United States ; Hispanic American women ; Ethnic identity ; Hispanic American women ; Public opinion ; Hispanic American women in mass media ; Human body ; Social aspects ; United States ; Popular culture ; United States ; Stereotypes (Social psychology) ; United States ; Electronic books

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: Embodying Latinidad: An Overview (Myra Mendible) -- Section One: Case Studies: Silent and Classic Film Era -- Chapter 1: Film Viewing in Latino Communities, 1896-1934: Puerto Rico as Microcosm (Clara E. Rodríguez) -- Chapter 2: Lupe Vélez: Queen of the B's (Rosa Linda Fregoso) -- Chapter 3: Lupe Vélez Regurgitated: Cautionary, Indigestion-Causing Ruminations on "Mexicans" in "American" Toilets Perpetrated While Covetously Screening "Veronica" (William A. Nericcio) -- Section Two: Performing Bodies: Contemporary Film and Music Media -- Chapter 4: Celia's Shoes (Frances Negrón-Muntaner) -- Chapter 5: Salma Hayek's Frida: Transnational Latina Bodies in Popular Culture (Isabel Molina Guzmán) -- Chapter 6: Is Penélope to J.Lo as Culture Is to Nature?: Eurocentric Approaches to "Latin" Beauties (Angharad Valdivia) -- Chapter 7: Jennifer Lopez: The New Wave of Border Crossing (Tara Lockhart) -- Chapter 8: "There's My Territory": Shakira Crossing Over (Cynthia Fuchs) -- Chapter 9: "Hey, Killer": The Construction of a Macho Latina, or the Perils and Enticements of Girlfight (Karen R. Tolchin) -- Section Three: Sensational Bodies: Discourses of Latina Femininity -- Chapter 10: On the Semiotics of Lorena Bobbitt (Charla Ogaz) -- Chapter 11: Disorderly Bodies and Discourses of Latinidad in the Elián González Story (Isabel Molina Guzmán) -- Chapter 12: The Body in Question: The Latina Detective in the Lupe Solano Mystery Series (Ana Patricia Rodríguez) -- Chapter 13: La Princesa Plástica: Hegemonic and Oppositional Representations of Latinidad in Hispanic Barbie (Karen Goldman) -- Chapter 14: Chusmas, Chismes, y Escándalos: Latinas Talk Back to El Show de Cristina and Laura en América (Viviana Rojas) -- Contributors -- Index.