{"product_id":"elena-princesa-of-the-periphery-disneys-flexible-latina-girl-paperback-softback-9781978830172","title":"Elena, Princesa of the Periphery; Disney's Flexible Latina Girl (Paperback \/ softback) 9781978830172","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eElena, Princesa of the Periphery\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDisney's Flexible Latina Girl\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDiana Leon-Boys (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781978830172\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 March 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e182 pages, 14 color, 1 BW\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 1.5 cm, 0.254 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eElena, Princesa of the Periphery\u003c\/i\u003e aids its readers in navigating this complex terrain of mediated Latina girlhood. . . . Superb and succinct. . . . This book is feminist cultural studies at its finest, a much valuable contribution to a variety of fields: feminist studies, Latina\/o\/x studies, media cultural studies, and youth studies.\"— Feminist Pedagogy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"This is a vital and sophisticated study of the connection between Latina girlhood and the dream machine that is Disney. Leon-Boys attends to the voices of Latina girls, and complements this with powerful insights on how Latina girls are seen within media production cultures. The result is a powerful and compelling argument about the marketization of dreams and the reconstitution of Latina marginalization.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Hector Amaya, author of Citizenship Excess: Latinos\/as, Media, and the Nation\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"In this fascinating and insightful study, Diana Leon-Boys demonstrates how Disney has constructed notions of Latina girlhood through its first Latina princess. Through apt exploration of \u003ci\u003eElena of Avalor\u003c\/i\u003e on screen and at Disney theme parks, she illuminates how Latina girls' media is positioned as both Latin American and Latinx, and always peripheral to the U.S. mainstream.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Mary Beltrán, author of Latino TV: A History and Latina\/o Stars in U.S. Eyes: The Making and Meanings of Film and\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Well researched and argued, \u003ci\u003ePrincesa of the Periphery \u003c\/i\u003eis a welcome contribution to Latinx\/girls\/media studies. Focusing on Elena of Avalor, one of Disney's newest 'empowered' yet marginalized princesses, Leon-Boys helps us to understand the complexities of representing and performing Latina girlhood in U.S. popular culture while also drawing attention to the potential consequences of such depictions for Latina girls, who are hungry for public recognition and deserving of authentic role models.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Mary Celeste Kearney, author of Girls Make Media and editor of Mediated Girlhoods\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e2024 National Communication Association's Latino\/a Communication Studies Division and La Raza Caucus Book of the Year Award \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e  2024 National Communication Association's Critical and Cultural Communication Studies Division (CCSD) Book of the year award\u003cbr\u003e   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e2023 National Communication Association's Feminist and Gender Studies Division Bonnie Ritter Outstanding Feminist Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  In the summer of 2016, Disney introduced its first Latina princess, Elena of Avalor. \u003ci\u003ePrincesa of the Periphery\u003c\/i\u003e explores this Disney property using multiple case studies to understand its approach to girlhood and Latinidad. Following the circuit of culture model, author Diana Leon-Boys teases out moments of complex negotiations by Disney, producers, and audiences as they navigate Elena's circulation. Case studies highlight how a flexible Latinidad is deployed through corporate materials, social media pages, theme park experiences, and the television series to create a princess who is both marginal to Disney's normative vision of princesshood and central to Disney's claims of diversification. This multi-layered analysis of Disney's mediated Latina girlhood interrogates the complex relationship between the U.S.'s largest ethnic minority and a global conglomerate that stands in for the U.S. on the global stage.\u003cbr\u003e   \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: Latina Girls' Media Studies \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  1 From Black-and-White Mouse to \"Latina\" Girl \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  2 The Flexible Production of a \"Latina\" Princess \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  3 Animated Latina Girlhood and the Continuum of Flexibility \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  4 On-Site Performance of Latinidad from East Coast to West Coast \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Conclusion: A Princess for All Is a Princess Without a Home \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e  Notes \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  References \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52739995402520,"sku":"9781978830172","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/elena-princesa-of-the-periphery-disneys-flexible-latina-girl-paperback-softback-9781978830172","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}