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Argentinian Telenovelas: Southern Sagas Rewrite Social and Political Reality
Gabriela Jonas Aharoni
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Description for Argentinian Telenovelas: Southern Sagas Rewrite Social and Political Reality
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; APT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
This work explores the way in which telenovelas (TV serial dramas) give voice to contemporary and historical Argentinian social and political issues. Telenovelas have multiple layers of socio-cultural message -- local as well as global -- and are invariably laden with appealing drama and emotion, and sometimes comedy. The discussion focuses on how telenovelas reflect society's perception of, and adjustment toward, issues of globalisation. They are a means of portraying how individuals and families rationalize and incorporate rapid social and economic changes. The book explores how telenovelas might offer a subversive interpretation of reality; or provide a channel of dialogue ... Read more
This work explores the way in which telenovelas (TV serial dramas) give voice to contemporary and historical Argentinian social and political issues. Telenovelas have multiple layers of socio-cultural message -- local as well as global -- and are invariably laden with appealing drama and emotion, and sometimes comedy. The discussion focuses on how telenovelas reflect society's perception of, and adjustment toward, issues of globalisation. They are a means of portraying how individuals and families rationalize and incorporate rapid social and economic changes. The book explores how telenovelas might offer a subversive interpretation of reality; or provide a channel of dialogue ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Brighton, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845197117
SKU
V9781845197117
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Ref
99-16
About Gabriela Jonas Aharoni
Gabriela Jonas Aharoni received an MA in Communication and Journalism from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a PhD from the Faculty of Arts Interdisciplinary Program of Tel Aviv University. She is Associate Lecturer at the School of Communication, Cinema and Television, Sapir College, and teaches Communication at the Eshel Hanasi Regional School. Prior she has worked as a journalist ... Read more
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