10. Lost in translation: the politics of race and language in Spanish-language radio ratings

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. Part I. Production
5. 1. Corporate transnationalism: the us Hispanic and Latin American television industries 21
6. 2. Converging from the south: Mexican television in the united states 44
7. 3. Nuvotv: will it withstand the competition? 62
8. 4. One language, one nation, and one vision: nbc Latino, fusion, and fox news Latino 82
9. 5. The gang’s not all here: the state of Latinos in contemporary us media 103
10. 6. Latinos at the margins of celebrity culture: image sales and the politics of paparazzi 125
11. Part II. Circulation, distribution, policy
12. 7. Anatomy of a protest: Grey’s anatomy, Colombia’s a corazón abierto, and the politicization of a format 149
13. 8. Colombianidades export market 169
14. 9. The role of media policy in shaping the us Latino radio industry 186
15. 10. Lost in translation: the politics of race and language in Spanish-language radio ratings 206
16. 11. The dark side of transnational latinidad: narcocorridos and the branding of authenticity 223
17. Part III. Cultural politics
18. 12. “No papers, no fear”: dream activism, new social media, and the queering of immigrant rights 245
19. 13. Latina/o audiences as citizens: bridging culture, media, and politics 267
20. 14. Un desmadre positivo: notes on how jenni rivera played music 285
21. 15. Marketing, performing, and interpreting multiple latinidades: los tigres del norte and calle 13’s “américa” 303
22. 16. Latinos in alternative media: Latinos as an alternative media paradigm 322
23. 17. On history and strategies for activism 337
24. About the contributors 349
25. Index 353