Tackling the Issues

Meaning Making in a Telenovela

Datos Bibliográficos

ID7534813
AutoresCarolina Acosta-Alzuru, Carolina Acosta‐alzuru (autor de correspondencia)
Año2003
Volumen1
Número4
Páginas193-215
Fecha de publicación2003-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPopular Communication (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1540-5702 • E-ISSN: 1540-5710
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1207/s15405710pc0104_1
OpenAlexW2034202157
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas15
Referencias citadas16

This article focuses on a Venezuelan telenovela, El País de las Mujeres (The Country of Women), broadcast to high ratings in Venezuela, Argentina, Peru, Puerto Rico, and the United States. Drawing on feminist media studies and cultural studies, I conducted textual analysis of the serial and in-depth interviews with the production team and audience members. I analyzed the production, mise-en-scene, and consumption of the representations of sexual harassment, domestic abuse, abortion, and homosexuality that are present in this telenovela's storylines. The analysis suggests that the inclusion of topics that have been part of the public debate for some time are accepted by viewers, whereas those that are controversial or not publicly discussed are not readily sanctioned by the audience. In addition, the study illustrates how telenovelas' stories and themes contribute to the public debate about social issues, and how production and consumption, traditionally represented as opposing forces, are deeply articulated

Consumption (sociology · Criminology · Harassment · Homosexuality · Inclusion (mineral · Meaning (existential · Media studies · Political science · Reality tv · Social science · Sociology · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Cultural Studies · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Psychology · South Asian Cinema and Culture