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“Love American Style”: Race, Cuban Identity and Cultural Tyranny in Showtime’s Dexter
- Author(s):
- Donna Maria Alexander (see profile)
- Date:
- 2012
- Group(s):
- Television Studies
- Subject(s):
- United States, Area studies, Television
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- America, borders, Critical race studies, Cuba, identity, American studies
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6P761
- Abstract:
- This article focuses on representation of Cubans in the television series Dexter, paying particular attention to episode 1.5, “Love American Style” with some brief references to other episodes. Assimilation, the American Dream, nationalism and crisis of identity are among the themes and issues that this article investigates. Border theory provides the dominant theoretical framework of the article.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 6 years ago
- License:
- Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
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