Multiple proximities between television genres and audiences: The schism between telenovelas' global distribution and local consumption

Gazette

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 271-288

  La Pastina, Antonio C ^a   Straubhaar, Joseph D ^b,c,d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c Brazilian Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Cultural proximity; Cultural linguistic markets; Genre; Melodrama; Reception; Telenovelas

Indexed keywords

EID: 29044444711     PISSN: 00165492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0016549205052231     Document Type: Article

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