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Latina bodies have assumed an almost ubiquitous presence in US culture. 'Dangerous Curves' traces the visibility of the Latina body in media & popular culture, including the news, media gossip, movies, television news, & online audience discussions.
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Dangerous curves: Latina bodies in the media
2010, New York University Press
in English
0814757359 9780814757352
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Introduction : mapping the place of Latinas in the U.S. media
Saving Elián : Cubana motherhood, Latina immigration and the nation
The disciplining of J.Lo's booty politics in tabloid news
Becoming Frida : Latinidad and the production of Latina authenticity
"Ugly" America dreams the American dream
Maid in Hollywood : producing Latina labor in an anti-immigration imaginary
Conclusion : an epilogue for dangerous curves.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.

