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Book SynopsisTraces the visibility of the Latina body in the media and popular culture by analyzing a broad range of popular media including news, media gossip, movies, television news, and online audience discussions.
Trade ReviewThis compelling study examines the visibility and marketability of Latina actors and characters in tabloids, blogs, telenovelas, movies, and music... [Molina-Guzman] argues that deviation from prescribed images unsettles mainstream viewers, whose notions of identity/sexuality reject foreign or exotic representations. * Choice *
Dangerous Curves is an absolutely essential, central, and most insightful component of Latina/o media studies. Molina-Guzman brings together structural, labor, textual, and audience elements to provide a nuanced analysis whose influence will span across communication, media, and Latina/o studies. -- Angharad N. Valdivia,University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Dangerous Curves is an unswerving look at the flattening out of Latina lives in mainstream media narratives. A must read for anyone interested in understanding why and under what conditions the slightest tear of a stereotype can be perceived as disruptive of the social fabric. -- Frances Negron-Muntaner,author of Boricua Pop: Puerto Ricans and the Latinization of American Culture
Dangerous Curves remains an engaging and compelling examination of the conflicting demands placed on Latina bodies in the popular imagination. -- Magdalena L. Barrera, Camino Real
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Mapping the Place of Latinas in the U.S. Media 1 Saving Elian: Cubana Motherhood, Latina Immigration, and the Nation 2 Disciplining J.Lo: Booty Politics in Tabloid News 3 Becoming Frida: Latinidad and the Production of Latina Authenticity 4 "Ugly" America Dreams the American Dream 5 Maid in Hollywood: Producing Latina Labor in an Anti-immigration Imaginary Conclusion: An Epilogue for Dangerous Curves Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
