¡Muy Pop!: Conversations on Latino Popular Culture

by Ilan Stavans and Frederick Luis Aldama

Book Overview

Although investigations of Hispanic popular culture were approached for decades as part of folklore studies, in recent years scholarly explorations--of lucha libre, telenovelas, comic strips, comedy, baseball, the novela rosa and the detective novel, sci-fi, even advertising--have multiplied. What has been lacking is an overarching canvas that offers context for these studies, focusing on the crucial, framing questions: What is Hispanic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472118935
• ISBN13: 9780472118939
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"