Latin America's Contested Pasts in Telenovelas and TV Series : History As Fuel for Entertainment.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Contreras Saiz, Mónika, author.

Contributor:

Rinke, Stefan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Television soap operas--Latin America--History and criticism.

Television soap operas.

History in popular culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (404 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2024.

Summary:

This book examines the intersection of historical narratives and entertainment media, focusing on Latin American telenovelas and television series that depict the region's contested and traumatic past. Edited by Mónika Contreras Saiz and Stefan Rinke, it is based on the research project GUMELAB, which investigates how audiovisual fiction contributes to the transmission of historical memory. The work explores how these media serve as cultural artifacts, shaping collective memory, historical thinking, and public discourse. Contributions from scholars across multiple disciplines analyze the portrayal of events such as armed conflicts, revolutionary movements, and dictatorships in telenovelas, demonstrating their capacity to influence perceptions of history and contemporary realities. The book addresses the didactic potential of these narratives while also reflecting on their role as commercial and cultural commodities. It is intended for researchers, educators, and anyone interested in media studies, memory studies, and Latin American history. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction: Latin American History in Fiction, Fiction in Our Reality

"Any resemblance to reality is pure coincidence": Broadcasting and Reception of Latin American Contested Pasts in Telenovelas and TV Series of Memory (1968-2023)

Portrayal of State Institutions in Colombian Telenovelas: The Mediation of Citizenship

Dos décadas. Dos momentos de una institución: el Ejército Nacional de Colombia en Hombres de Honor y La Niña

Through the Eyes of a Child: Caracol's Attempt to Challenge Guerrilla Representations in La Niña

"Aquel Palacio en Llamas" - Licencias narrativas para explicar lo inexplicable. La representación de la Toma y la Retoma del Palacio de Justicia en telenovelas y series sobre la historia colombiana

Telenovelas of Memory. A Didactic Experience

Ensayo: Narrar al narco-capitalismo pop

O bem-amado, carnavalizando a cultura política brasileira e enfrentando a ditadura

Familiarizing the Audience with Dictatorship - Memory and Mediation of the Collective Trauma of Dictatorship Through the Family in Two Television Series of the Southern Cone

Memorias de una década a través de Los 80. Vida cotidiana, discurso televisivo y democracia de baja intensidad

Framing the Dictatorship: Uncovering Correlations of Archetypes in Chilean TV Series Using Digital History

Audiencia cotidiana y violencia: análisis de las funciones sociales del televisor en Los 80, más que una moda

Historical Walkabout, Returning the Archival Records Used in Los 80 TV Series to the Streets of Santiago

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ISBN:

9783111167237

3111167232

OCLC:

1482823358