Description: This transnational study explores gender and sexuality in television programming from across Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula.
Brief description: Claire Nally is Associate Professor of Modern and Contemporary Literature in the Department of English Literature, Linguistics and Creative Writing at Northumbria University, UK. She is the author of Steampunk: Gender, Subculture and the Neo-Victorian (Bloomsbury, 2019), co-editor or Bloomsbury Library of Gender and Popular Culture and Deputy Editor (including reviews) of the open access journal C21 Literature.
Review Quotes:
"Crammed with expertise, this ground-breaking anthology illuminates a wide range of television from Spain and Latin America. Examining mainstream and niche programmes and series on streaming platforms and public channels, this vital and fascinating volume investigates genres, gender, and diversity in production and reception, displaying all the thrilling variety and complexity of televisual forms, themes, aesthetics, audiences and their viewing habits." --Rob Stone, University of Birmingham, UK
"Gender and Contemporary Television in Iberia and Latin America is an extremely rich collective of essays written by experts in the field. In the best tradition of cultural studies, it provides insights into some of the most popular and cutting-edge televisual content from Spain and Latin America on our screens. The authors' focus on feminism, gender and sexuality reveal important cultural shifts both on screen and off screen." --Deborah Shaw, University of Portsmouth, UK "This study poses an excellent introduction into the issues of gender and sexuality in Hispanic television. Each essay provides both deep analysis of individual shows, and a more comprehensive overview of the different ecosystems of Spanish-language television. This is must-read TV!" --Vinodh Venkatesh, Virginia Tech, USA