{"product_id":"9780814796061","title":"Dangerous Curves: Latina Bodies in the Media","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith images of Jennifer Lopez’s butt and America Ferrera’s smile saturating national and global culture, Latina bodies have become an ubiquitous presence. \u003cb\u003eDangerous Curves\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsabel Molina-Guzmán maps the ways in which the Latina body is gendered, sexualized, and racialized within the United States media using a series of fascinating case studies. The book examines tabloid headlines about Jennifer Lopez’s indomitable sexuality, the contested authenticity of Salma Hayek’s portrayal of Frida Kahlo in the movie \u003ci\u003eFrida\u003c\/i\u003e, and America Ferrera’s universally appealing yet racially sublimated \u003ci\u003eUgly Betty\u003c\/i\u003e character. \u003cb\u003eDangerous Curves\u003c\/b\u003e carves out a mediated terrain where these racially ambiguous but ethnically marked feminine bodies sell everything from haute couture to tabloids.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough a careful examination of the cultural tensions embedded in the visibility of Latina bodies in United States media culture, Molina-Guzmán paints a nuanced portrait of the media’s role in shaping public knowledge about Latina identity and Latinidad, and the ways political and social forces shape media representations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47069067804912,"sku":"9780814796061","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780814796061_p0.jpg?v=1763741823","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780814796061","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}