UID:
almafu_9959690253302883
Format:
1 online resource (333 p.) :
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46 illustrations, 3 maps
ISBN:
9780822376798
Content:
In the 1920s, as American films came to dominate Mexico's cinemas, many of its cultural and political elites feared that this "Yanqui invasion" would turn Mexico into a cultural vassal of the United States. In Making Cinelandia, Laura Isabel Serna contends that Hollywood films were not simply tools of cultural imperialism. Instead, they offered Mexicans on both sides of the border an imaginative and crucial means of participating in global modernity, even as these films and their producers and distributors frequently displayed anti-Mexican bias. Before the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, Mexican audiences used their encounters with American films to construct a national film culture. Drawing on extensive archival research, Serna explores the popular experience of cinemagoing from the perspective of exhibitors, cinema workers, journalists, censors, and fans, showing how Mexican audiences actively engaged with American films to identify more deeply with Mexico.
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Frontmatter --
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CONTENTS --
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A NOTE ON TRANSLATIONS AND FILM TITLES --
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PRÓLOGO (PROLOGUE) --
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --
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INTRODUCTION --
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PART I. THE YANQUI INVASION --
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1. U.S. MOTION PICTURE COMPANIES GO SOUTH OF THE BORDER --
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2. AMERICAN MOVIES, MEXICAN MODERNITY --
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3. IN LOLA’S HOUSE --
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PART II. BORDER CROSSINGS --
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4. LA VIRGEN AND L A PELONA --
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5. DENIGRATING PICTURES --
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6. AL CINE --
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CONCLUSION --
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ABBREVIATIONS OF FREQUENTLY CITED SOURCES --
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NOTES --
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BIBLIOGRAPHY --
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FILMOGRAPHY --
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INDEX
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In English.
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.1515/9780822376798
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822376798
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780822376798
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822376798
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780822376798
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/9780822376798?locatt=mode:legacy