Dangerous Curves: Latina Bodies in the Media

by Isabel Molina-Guzman

Book Overview

With images of Jennifer Lopez's butt and America Ferrera's smile saturating national and global culture, Latina bodies have become an ubiquitous presence. Dangerous Curves traces the visibility of the Latina body in the media and popular culture by analyzing a broad range of popular media including news, media gossip, movies, television news, and online audience discussions.
Isabel Molina-Guzm n maps the ways in which the Latina body...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814757367
• ISBN13: 9780814757369
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"