Latinos and American Popular Culture

Herausgeber: Montilla, Patricia

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Produktbeschreibung

This book offers a complete overview of the contributions of U.S. Latinos to American popular culture and examines the emergence of the U.S. Latino identity. According to the 2010 Census, Latinos represent more than 16 percent of the total population and are the largest and fastest-growing minority group in the United States. Their vast contributions to popular culture are visible in nearly every aspect of American life and are as diverse as the countries and cultures of origin with which Latinos identify themselves. This book provides a historical overview of the developments in U.S. Latino culture and highlights the most recent expressions of Latino life in American popular culture. With coverage of topics like Latino representations in television, radio, film, and theater; U.S. Latino literature and art; Latino sports stars in baseball, basketball, boxing, football, and soccer; and contemporary pop music; this book will appeal to general readers and be a useful and engaging resource for high school and college students. The work examines the cultural ties that U.S. Latinos maintain with their country of origin or that of their ancestors, explains why language is a critical cultural marker for Latinos, and identifies how Latinos are changing American popular culture. Insightful information on U.S. Latino identity issues and prevalent cultural stereotypes is also included.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 512
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 930g
• ISBN-13: 9780313392221
• ISBN-10: 0313392226
• Artikelnr.: 36198491

Autorenporträt

Patricia M. Montilla, PhD, is associate professor of Spanish at Western Michigan University. She specializes in contemporary Spanish-American poetry and U.S. Latino literature and culture. Montilla holds a doctorate in romance languages and literature from the University of Chicago.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Introduction Patricia M. Montilla 1. A Mainstream Dream:
Latinas/os on Prime-time Television Tanya González 2. Representing
Latinidad in Children's Television: What Are the Kids Watching? Erynn Masi
de Casanova 3. Spanish-Language and Latino/a-Oriented Television Kenton T.
Wilkinson 4. The Significance of U.S. Spanish-Language Radio Mari Castañeda
5. Piolín por la Mañana, an Important Site of Mojarra Pedagogy Luis Loya
García 6. Latino Representations in Film: From the Latin Lover to the Latin
Boom Raúl Rosales Herrera 7. Say Hello to My Little Friends: Nonhumans as
Latinos in U.S. Feature Films for Children Stacy Hoult-Saros 8. A Look at
Latino Theater Elsa Bennett 9. Representations of Latino/as in Musical
Theater and Theater for Young Audiences Roxanne Schroeder-Arce 10. Critical
Cacophony: Notes on the Reception of Pitbull's "I Know You Want Me (Calle
Ocho)" Karen A. Secrist 11. øQué Onda? "What's Happening?"-Chicano Art in
Twenty-First-Century America George Vargas 12. The Latino Novel in the
Twenty-First Century Patricia M. Montilla 13. Latino Children's Literature:
An Overview Elia Michelle Lafuente 14. The Latino Béisbol Experience in the
United States Anthony Salazar 15. Latino Baseball Players in the Media: Or
What Do Two Dominicans, a Mexican, and a Venezuelan Have in Common? Ryan
King-White 16. Rings for Mexican Political Corruption and Nationalism:
Lucha Libre and Boxing Martín Camps 17. Latinos in Major League and
National Soccer Anthony Moretti 18. The Irony of Brown Pride: A Visual and
Cultural Analysis of the Latino Presence in the NFL and NBA as Players and
Consumers C. Keith Harrison and Liberato Mukul 19. Feeding a Latino
Identity: Latino Foodways and Culture in the United States Andrew Gordus
20. Los expertos hablan: Constructing Latina Identity in Popular Women's
Magazines Angela Marie Postigo About the Editor and Contributors Index