The international telenovela debate and the contra-flow argument

A Reappraisal

Bibliographic Data

ID7528974
AuthorsDaniel Biltereyst (0000-0001-5954-1547, Ghent University, corresponding author), Philippe Meers (0000-0002-6404-7751, Ghent University)
Year2000
Volume22
Issue4
Pages393-413
Publication date2000-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedia Culture & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0163-4437 • E-ISSN: 1460-3675
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/016344300022004002
OpenAlexW2146393611
LanguageEN
Citations received29
References cited11

Latin American telenovelas are often considered an interesting case in international communication theory and research, illustrating the potential of Third World cultural industries for resistance, alternatives and even contra-flow. In this article we first shed some light on the main theoretical frameworks and empirical arguments in the international telenovela debate. In the second part we focus on the contra-flow argument in relation to the worldwide exports of telenovelas. In the case study we concentrate on the telenovela flow to Europe. Both theory and case study stress the weakness of the contra-flow argument

Argument (complex analysis · Economics · Epistemology · Flow (mathematics · Focus (optics · Latin Americans · Political science · Positive economics · Relation (database · Sociology · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Computer Science · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Law · Mathematics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Philosophy

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