Full Description
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. González 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.
Contents
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
