{"product_id":"dangerous-curves-isabel-molina-guzmzan-9780814757352","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.\u003cbr\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 Frida, and America Ferrera's universally appealing yet racially sublimated Ugly Betty 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.\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Isabel Molina-Guzmán\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814757359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814757352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2010","brand":"Isabel Molina-Guzmán","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086918430975,"sku":"9780814757352","price":107.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c4d72ff3-8e86-4bce-ae64-dd8ebd723d4b.jpg?v=1769097315","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dangerous-curves-isabel-molina-guzmzan-9780814757352","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}