Ethnic Otherness Versus Cultural Assimilation
U.S. Latino Comedians and the Politics of Identity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7500972 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Guillermo Avila‐saavedra (corresponding author), Guillermo Avila-Saavedra (Salem State University) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 271-291 |
| Publication date | 2011-05-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mass Communication & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1520-5436 • E-ISSN: 1532-7825 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15205431003650478 |
| OpenAlex | W2049419455 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 12 |
Comedy is an interesting site to investigate the symbolic articulations of U.S. Latino identity in the context of a genre that is emblematic of television in the United States. Through discourse analysis of the television texts, this article examines the articulation of Latino ethnicity on the work of three prominent Latino comedians: George Lopez, Carlos Mencia, and Freddie Prinze, Jr. This article argues that Latino television comedians articulate an implicit tension between ethnic otherness and desire for assimilation for U.S. Latinos. The analysis is conceptually grounded on an understanding of the social role of comedy and the relationship between media and Latino identity
Aesthetics · Art · Articulation (sociology · Assimilation (phonology · Comedy · Context (archaeology · Ethnic group · Identity (music · Linguistics · Literature · Multiculturalism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Anthropology · Media Studies and Communication · Social Media and Politics · Gender Studies · History
Televisión Crítica O Industria De La Risa
Ponlo To' Junto
From Assimilation Narratives to “Regular Stories”
Latino Audiences, Racial/Ethnic Identification, and Responses to Stereotypical Comedy
Recent Interest Is Highest for Articles on Political Communication
Stereotyped Identification
Classroom Usage and Other Downloads
Television, Ethnicity, and Social Change
The humor transaction schema
Remaking Television
Brownface Minstrelsy
| Citations per year | 0.79 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2024 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |