{"product_id":"latinas-and-latinos-on-tv-by-isabel-molina-guzman","title":"Latinas and Latinos on TV \/ by Isabel Molina-Guzmán","description":"\u003cp\u003eUniversity of Arizona Press, 2018. Trade paperback. Remainder mark. VG. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-excerpt\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSince ABC’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge Lopez Show\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eleft the airwaves in 2007 as the only network television show to feature a Latino lead, the representational landscape of Latina and Latino actors has shifted from media invisibility toward an era of increasing inclusion.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSofia Vergara became the highest paid woman and Latina on TV for her starring role on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eModern Family\u003c\/i\u003e. In the first successful dramedy starring a Latina since ABC’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUgly Bet\u003c\/i\u003ety, Gina Rodriguez gained critical acclaim for her role on the CW’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJane the Virgin\u003c\/i\u003e. And the first Latina leading lady of TV, America Ferrera (\u003ci\u003eUgly Betty\u003c\/i\u003e), returned to TV stardom in NBC’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuperstore\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis period of diversity brought U.S. Latina and Latino lives to the screen, yet a careful look at TV comedic content and production reveals a more troubling terrain for Latinas\/os producers, writers, actors, and audiences.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eInterweaving 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eModern Family\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Office\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eScrubs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto understand how these primetime sitcoms communicate difference in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Desierto Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56323072196774,"sku":null,"price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/3465\/5654\/files\/latinasand.jpg?v=1774482224","url":"https:\/\/249f2c-1b.myshopify.com\/products\/latinas-and-latinos-on-tv-by-isabel-molina-guzman","provider":"DESIERTO BOOKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}