“Love American Style”: Race, Cuban identity and cultural tyranny in Showtime’s Dexter
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2012
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Alexander, Donna Maria
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American Studies Resources Centre, Aldham Robarts Library, Liverpool John Moores University
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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.
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Representation of Cubans in Television , Cuban identity , Dexter
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Alexander, D. M. 2012. “Love American Style”: Race, Cuban identity and cultural tyranny in Showtime’s Dexter. American Studies Today, 21, pp. 14-17. http://www.americansc.org.uk/Online/Online_2012/Dexter.html
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© Liverpool John Moores University and Donna Alexander, 2012.