Television Studies

Wide-ranging, in-depth analysis of Spanish-language television fiction after the 2008 global financial crisis. Crisis TV addresses the motif of crisis that has come to dominate contemporary Hispanic televisual production since 2008 and the onset of the global financial crisis. In almost unprecedented fashion, the global economy came to a standstill, reshaping both geopolitical organizations and, more importantly, the lives of billions across the globe. ...

Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia records the contribution of women of Latin American birth or heritage to the economic and cultural development of the United States. This encyclopedia is the first comprehensive gathering of scholarship on Latinas. ...

The history of Latina/o participation and representation in American television. Whose stories are told on television? Who are the heroes and heroines, held up as intriguing, lovable, and compelling? Which characters are fully realized, rather than being cardboard villains and sidekicks? And who are our storytellers? The first-ever account of Latino/a participation and representation in US English-language television, Latino TV: A History offers a sweeping study of key moments of Chicano/a and Latino/a representation and authorship since the 1950s. ...

Latinos constitute the fastest-growing and largest ethnic minority in the United States, yet less than one percent of network news coverage deals with Latinos as the focus of a story. Out of that one percent, even fewer stories are positive in either content or tone. Otto Santa Ana has completed a comprehensive analysis of this situation, blending quantitative research with semiotic readings and ultimately applying cognitive science and humanist theory to explain the repercussions of this marginal, negative coverage. ...

This book explores the role film and television stardom has played in establishing, reinforcing, and challenging popular ethnic notions of Latina/os in the United States since the silent film era of the 1920s. In addition to documenting the importance of Latina and Latino stars to American film and television history, Mary C. Beltrán focuses on key moments in the construction of "Hollywood Latinidad" by analyzing the public images of these stars as promoted by Hollywood film studios, television networks, producers, and the performers themselves. ...

This series chronicles the daily struggles and triumphs of a Latino family in East Los Angeles.

The Bronze Screen honors the past, illuminates the present, and opens a window to the future of Latinos in motion pictures. From silent movies to urban gang films, stereotypes of the Greaser, the Lazy Mexican, the Latin lover and the Dark lady are examined. Rare and extensive footage traces the progression of this distorted screen image to the increased prominence of today's Latino actors, writers and directors.

This film examines how efforts to profit from Hispanic American culture have contributed to the shaping of its contemporary identity. The documentary's focal point is comedian George Lopez, an icon and advocate for Hispanic Americans' move into the mainstream. It features conversations with members of the Hispanic American youth market. Also included are interviews with Lopez and other Hispanic Americans.

[C]hronicles one night in the lives of young Native American men and women living in the Bunker Hill district of Los Angeles. Based entirely on interviews with the participants and their friends, the film follows a group of exiles -- transplants from Southwest reservations -- as they flirt, drink, party, fight, and dance.

The modern day saga of a powerful Mexican drug-trafficking family. Their lethal journey to reach the top of the billion dollar drug empire forces them to face the challenges from both the United States Drug Enforcement Administration and from the dangerous underworld in which they reside.

An unsolved murder in a Texas border town uncovers a tale of corruption, intrigue, and forbidden love.

Set against the seamy and steamy Miami underworld. Ride shotgun with suave Vice cops Sonny and Rico as they battle a neverending gallery of criminals, drug dealers, and lowlifes.

Acting funny -- Breaking barriers -- Doctors and nurses -- Standup to sitcom.

In this award winning Showtime series, three generations of the Santiago family have forged their legacy in boxing. They share both triumph and tragedy as they fight for the American Dream.

Betty Suarez isn't like any of her coworkers at Mode, a high-fashion magazine. She's smart, sweet, and hardworking, but she's not thin and beautiful. As the publisher's son's secretary, she earns his respect as she guides him through the world of fashion.