CHICANO 149 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Essentialism, Meritocracy, Heterosexuality
22 Nov 2016
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Chicano 149: chapter 2: disciplining j. lo -isabel molina g zman. No other latina-identi ed celebrity has captivated and frustrated the imagination of the us public and popular news media more than jennifer lopez. Richard dyer: celebrity stars are a type of media sign that embody western notions of individualism, wealth, desire and social worth. The primary object of analysis is the mediated life of the performer, rather than the performance itself. Mary beltran proposes that public discourses about celebrity bodies ction as a space of cultural contestation, especially for marginalized ethnic, racial, and gendered groups. Celebrity news de ne the boundaries of power and identity and delineates the social hierarchies of race, ethnicity, gender and class. Tension between global desire and domestic danger explains the gendering and radicalization of lopez as outside the boundaries of whiteness and middle-class respectability. Enquiring minds want to know the significance of tabloid news. Tabloids are explicitly motivated by economic need to entertain.
