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Humor and Latina/o Camp in Ugly Betty

Funny Looking
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Humor and Latina/o Camp in Ugly Betty: Funny Looking expands the vista of critical approaches to comedy and representational politics on mainstream television from an interdisciplinary Latina/o studies approach. Gonzalez and Rodriguez y Gibson examine how Ugly Betty uses humor and Latina/o camp to reframe socially charged issues on the show: representations of masculinity and familia, immigration, drag and queer subjectivities, Latina sexuality, and finally, a Latina feminist critique of the American Dream. Ugly Betty moves beyond the binaries of traditional representational politics and opens a vista of critical possibility applicable to all mainstream texts that portray people of color through comedy. This work will be of interest to scholars in media studies, Latina/o studies, and communication studies.
Chapter 1.With His Spatula in His Hand: Remaking Masculinity and Familia Chapter 2. First Class Tickets to Mexico!: Laughing at Deportation Chapter 3. Life's A Drag: Identity as Queer Performance Chapter 4. Bringing Sexy Back: The Complexities of Latina Sexuality on Ugly Betty Chapter 5. Wake Up Betty!: Feminism, Neoliberalism and the American Dream
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