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Tuning Out Blackness: Race and Nation in the History of Puerto Rican Television » (1st Edition)

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Authors: Yeidy M. Rivero, Lynn Spigel
ISBN-13: 9780822335436, ISBN-10: 0822335433
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Duke University Press
Date Published: January 2005
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Yeidy M. Rivero

Yeidy M. Rivero is Assistant Professor of Communication and Culture at Indiana University, Bloomington.

Book Synopsis

A look at how blackness is represented in entertainment programming in Puerto Rico.

Table of Contents

Introduction : translating televisual "blackness"1
1Caribbean negritos : Ramon Rivero, blackface, and black voice in Puerto Rico22
2Bringing the soul : Afros, black empowerment, and the resurgent popularity of blackface67
3The CubaRican space revisited115
4Mi familia : a black Puerto Rican televisual family147
5Translating and representing blackness185

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