Latin America’s Contested Pasts in Telenovelas and TV Series
History as Fuel for Entertainment

Contributor(s)
Contreras Saiz, Mónika (editor)
Rinke, Stefan (editor)
Language
English; Spanish; PortugueseRésumé
This interdisciplinary volume analyzes the historical culture of Latin American society embodied in telenovelas and series from the 1960s to the present. Bringing together regional case studies on the representation of 20th-century dictatorships in Argentina, Chile and Brazil, as well as the war against drug trafficking and the armed conflict in Colombia, it highlights the political and social relevance of ficcional television narratives.
Keywords
Latin America; telenovelas; TV series; historical cultureISBN
9783111167237, 9783111166506, 9783111167497Publisher
De GruyterPublisher website
http://www.degruyter.com/Publication date and place
Berlin/Boston, 2024Imprint
De GruyterClassification
Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America
Popular culture
Media studies: TV and society
History of the Americas

