Latin America’s Contested Pasts in Telenovelas and TV Series: History as Fuel for Entertainment
Información General
- Autores: Mónika Contreras Saiz (coord.), Stefan Rinke (coord.)
- Editores: De Gruyter
- Año de publicación: 2025
- País: Alemania
- Idioma: español
- ISBN: 9783111167237
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Resumen
In Latin America, the production of telenovelas and TV series about the region's recent and traumatic past has grown considerably in the last 20 years, affecting societal perceptions of the past, historical consciousness, and political culture. While these TV products are usually perceived as trivial, they do provide a historical framework to a wide audience, which finds it easier to relate to the national past through fiction than through history books, journalistic articles or documentaries.
Latin America’s Contested Pasts in Telenovelas and TV Series analyzes the historical culture of Latin American society embodied in telenovelas and TV series from the 1960s to this day. It compiles regional case studies on the televised representation of 20th-century dictatorships in Chile, Argentina, and Brazil, as well as the war against drug trafficking and the armed conflict in Colombia. Highlighting the political and social relevance of fictional television, the contributions offer interdisciplinary insights into its discourses and narratives, from the heroization of criminals to the search for reconciliation and the construction of a historical memory.
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Listado de artículos
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“Any resemblance to reality is pure coincidence”: Broadcasting and Reception of Latin American Contested Pasts inTelenovelas and TV Series of Memory (1968–2023)
págs. 1-56
Portrayal of State Institutions in ColombianTelenovelas: The Mediation of Citizenship
págs. 57-73
Dos décadas. Dos momentos de una institución: El Ejército Nacional de Colombia en Hombres de Honor y La Niña
págs. 75-97
Through the Eyes of a Child: Caracol’s Attempt to Challenge Guerrilla Representations in La Niña
págs. 99-117
“Aquel Palacio en Llamas” – Licencias narrativaspara explicar lo inexplicable: La representación de la Toma y la Retoma del Palacio de Justicia entelenovelas y series sobre la historia colombiana
págs. 119-161
págs. 163-189
págs. 191-213
págs. 215-235
Familiarizing the Audience with Dictatorship: Memory and Mediation of the Collective Trauma of DictatorshipThrough the Family in Two Television Series of the Southern Cone
págs. 237-261
Memorias de una década a través de Los 80: Vida cotidiana, discurso televisivo y democracia de baja intensidad
págs. 263-283
Framing the Dictatorship: Uncovering Correlations of Archetypes in Chilean TV Series UsingDigital History
págs. 285-323
Audiencia cotidiana y violencia: Análisis de las funciones sociales del televisor en Los 80, más que una moda
págs. 325-348
Historical Walkabout: Returning the Archival Records Used in Los 80 TV Series to theStreets of Santiago
págs. 349-365
págs. 367-378
