SNL101

Bad Bunny makes the show his own in his hosting debut. We discuss dynamic and robust representations of Latino-ness in the opening monologue and throughout the episode, the complexity of satirizing cultural clashes in Protective Mom 2 and Telenovela, and disrupting stereotypes through normalization in Enrique’s Daughter. Suggested readings include Alcoff’s Mestizo Identity and Mastro and Behm-Morawitz’s Latino representation on primetime television, as well as work by the hosts.

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Readings

Alcoff, L.M. (1995). Mestizo Identity. in N. Zack (Ed) American Mixed Race: The culture of microdiversity: Rowman and Littlefield. https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780847680139/American-Mixed-Race-The-Culture-of-Microdiversity

Anderson, L. (2017). Hermeneutical impasses. philosophical topics, 45(2), 1-20. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26529435

Corsbie-Massay, C. L. P., Miller, L. C., Christensen, J. L., Appleby, P. R., Godoy, C., & Read, S. J. (2017). Identity conflict and sexual risk for Black and Latino YMSM. AIDS and Behavior, 21, 1611-1619.

Higgins Joyce, V., Galvan, I., & Shepherd, J. (2019). Somebody Is Bound to Call You Out”: Latinx Youth Digital Media Use and Political Participation. In R. Lind (Ed) Race/Gender/Class/Media: Considering Diversity Across Audiences, Content, and Producers Fifth Ed. Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/RaceGenderClassMedia-Considering-Diversity-Across-Audiences-Content/Lind/p/book/9781032042114

Mastro, D. E., & Behm-Morawitz, E. (2005). Latino representation on primetime television. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 82(1), 110-130. https://doi.org/10.1177/107769900508200108

Rourke, C. (2004). American humor: a study of the national character. New York Review of Books. https://www.nyrb.com/products/american-humor

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