What is it about?
This is a comparative study of Spanish-language television (SLTV) in Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami and Madrid, based on field research conducted between 2005 and 2018. In addition to the mapping of mediascapes in these cities, I consider the ways in which migration has been referenced in televisual texts ranging from telenovelas to news reports, and I compare the reception of SLTV in these cities.
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Why is it important?
My book demonstrates how humanities and social science mythologies can be productively combined, argues for the significance of diasporic Latinx audiences in shaping contemporary media, and provides an introduction to urban media studies.
Perspectives
Despite the challenges of comparing media in four cities, I enjoyed mapping the directions taken by SLTV during this period and speaking to so many Latinx diasporic viewers and Latinx media professionals.
Dr. Catherine L. Benamou
University of California-Irvine
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This page is a summary of: Transnational Television and Latinx Diasporic Audiences, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-11527-1.
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