Latino Images in Film: Stereotypes, Subversion, and Resistance
(Part of the Texas Film and Media Studies Series)
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Book Overview
The bandido, the harlot, the male buffoon, the female clown, the Latin lover, and the dark lady--these have been the defining, and demeaning, images of Latinos in U.S. cinema for more than a century. In this book, Charles Ram?rez Berg develops an innovative theory of stereotyping that accounts for the persistence of such images in U.S. popular culture. He also explores how Latino actors and filmmakers have actively subverted and resisted such...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0292709072
ISBN13:9780292709072
Release Date:August 2002
Publisher:University of Texas Press
Length:328 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"
Customer Reviews
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Great for students who are looking for Media bias.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Just as Reel Bad Arabs, this book looks deep into media bias when it comes to minorities. This particular book looks deep into Latino imgaes in cinema! So sad that a minority needs to be vilified so fil producers can make some money!
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