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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Hector Amaya |
ISBN: | 9780814708453 0814708455 9780814724132 0814724132 9780814723838 0814723837 9780814724170 0814724175 |
OCLC Number: | 811239036 |
Description: | ix, 275 pages ; 24 cm. |
Contents: | Introduction: Latinas/os and citizenship excess -- Toward a Latino critique of public sphere theory -- Nativism and the 2006 pro-immigration reform rallies -- Hutto: staging transnational justice claims in the time of coloniality -- English and Spanish language media -- Labor and the legal structuring of media industries in the case of Ugly Betty (ABC, 2006) -- Mediating belonging, inclusion, and death -- Conclusion: the ethics of nation. |
Series Title: | Critical cultural communication. |
Responsibility: | Hector Amaya. |
Abstract:
Drawing on contemporary conflicts between Latino/as and anti-immigrant forces, Citizenship Excess illustrates the limitations of liberalism as expressed through U.S. media channels.
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"Amaya's book is crucial for anyone concerned about the position of Latinas/os in the US."-K. Sorensen,Choice "Drawing on the Athenian tradition of `wielding citizenship as a weapon to defend a contingently defined polis,' Hector Amaya has crafted an elegant and sophisticated analysis of the contemporary policies designed to contain and criminalize Latina/os. Citizenship Excess demonstrates that he is one of the leading Latina/o Media scholars today."-Angharad N. Valdivia,author of A Latina in the Land of Hollywood Read more...
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- Hispanic Americans.
- Latin Americans -- United States.
- Citizenship -- United States.
- Hispanic Americans and mass media -- Political aspects.
- Mass media and immigrants -- Political aspects.
- Racism -- United States.
- United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
- Américains d'origine latino-américaine.
- Latino-Américains -- États-Unis.
- Médias et minorités -- Aspect politique -- États-Unis.
- Américains d'origine latino-américaine -- Dans les médias -- États-Unis.
- Racisme -- États-Unis.
- Émigration et immigration -- Politique publique -- États-Unis.