Mari Castañeda Knihy

Contents: Diana I. Rios/Mari Castañeda: Introduction - Mari Castañeda: The Transcultural Political Economy of Telenovelas and Soap Operas in the Digital Age - Jaime S. Gómez: Telenovelas from the Rio Grande to the Andes: The Construction of Latin American and Latina Identities through Media Production Creative Processes - Sung-Yeon Park/Gi Woong Yun/Soo Young Lee: Emergence of Asian Dramas as a Global Melodramatic Genre: The Case of Korean Television Dramas - Tamar Ginossar: Media Globalization and The Secondary Flow: Telenovelas in Israel - Cacilda M. Rêgo: From Humble Beginnings to International Prominence: The History and Development of Brazilian Telenovelas - Melixa Abad-Izquierdo: The Cultural and Political Economy of the Mexican Telenovela, 1950-1970 - Daniela Cardini: Looking for 'A Place in the Sun'?: The Italian Way to Soap Opera - George Ngugi King'ara: Kenyan Soap Operas as Functional Entertainment: Redefining the Role of Television Melodrama for an Active Audience - Petra Guerra/Diana I. Rios/Robert Forbus: Fuego en la Sangre Fires Risky Behaviors: A Critique of a Top-Rated Telenovela and its Sexual Content - Héctor Fernández L'Hoeste: Gender, Drugs, and The Global Telenovela: Pimping Sin Tetas No Hay Paraíso - Catherine K. Medina: The Third Subplot: Soap Operas and Sexual Health Content for African American and Latino Communities - Belkys Torres: Hybridity in Popular Culture: The Influence of Telenovelas on Chicana Literature - Martín Ponti: Globo vs. Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT): Paradigms of Consumption and Representation on Brazilian Telenovelas - Wazhmah Osman: Trashy Tastes and Permeable Borders: Indian Soap Operas on Afghan Television - Courtney Brannon Donoghue: Importing and Translating Betty: Contemporary Telenovela Format Flow within the United States Television Industry - Christa Salamandra: Arab Television Drama Production in the Satellite Era.