Episode Synopsis "Telenovelas: The Good, the Bad, and the Obscure/ Lo Bueno, lo Malo, y lo Oculto"

In this episode Christy and Ritzy elucidate the genealogy of the term Chicanx and the beauty(and obscurity) of telenovelas. Yes, telenovelas. A topic roughly every Chicanx and Latinx home can speak to! Be it “aquí” or “allá.” We’ve all encountered a telenovela in some shape or form. There’s no denying the influence they wield both inside and outside borders. But how do our understandings of self and society improve or deflate? How are we reflected back? If in fact telenovelas are more than fantastical, comedic relief but rather hybrid instruments that serve to inform and divert a wide scope of viewers, how can we unpack them? Listen in, as we discuss the good, the bad, and the obscure—leaving the door ajar for future conversations.

Listen "Telenovelas: The Good, the Bad, and the Obscure/ Lo Bueno, lo Malo, y lo Oculto"

More episodes of the podcast Hijas De La Chicanx

• My Body: Media, "Beauty", and Embracing the Self
• Mexican American/Chicanx Música: From Linda Ronstadt to Current Forms of Mexican American Music (and Rising Artists)
• Hij@ Mayor: First-Born Lived Experiences (and Eldest Daughters)
• Molded: Popular Culture, Identity, and Space/ Construid@: Cultura Popular, Identidad, y Espacio
• Real Talk: Shame, Guilt, and Support/Charlas Honestas: Vergüenza, Decaimiento, y Apoyo
• Telenovelas: The Good, the Bad, and the Obscure/ Lo Bueno, lo Malo, y lo Oculto
• PILOT: Who the heck are we? Quienes somos?