Locating Television: Zones of Consumption takes an important next step for television
studies: it acknowledges the growing diversity of the international experience of television …

Why do we entertain ourselves with media narratives? Although the most recent answer to
this question (Oliver et al., 2018) provides a far more complex understanding of …

This article examines the globalization of the telenovela format in relation to issues of
adaptation, proximities, and national identities. As a case study of glocalized telenovelas, it …

Telenovelas have had phenomenal success as global media texts, but their continuous
export to Africa has signifi cant cultural implications. Using hybridity theory and Stuart Hall's …

The question of reception is closely linked to the history and the roots of audience studies.
But what is 'reception'and what exactly does it mean? As audience studies have developed …

This article argues that participation in beauty pageants can serve as a path to power for
women. This previously unidentified route to political office is unique to women, builds on …

Telenovelas are serialized melodramatic love stories whose happy endings are postponed
by intrigues and obstacles. The main source of these impediments is also the basic building …

“Micaela” is the first telenovela protagonist with Asperger's Syndrome. This article reports a
multimethod study of her production, representation, and consumption. My examination …

Dieses Werk untersucht die Spuren, die der Friedenprozess mit der Guerrilla FARC-EP in
der kolumbianischen Fernsehfiktion hinterlassen hat. Dazu ergründet es das Phänomen …

Africa currently has tens of millions of street children roaming its city streets, making it one of
the leading regions in the world for children who have made the streets their home. Because …