Telenovela history
the definition of telenovela
Latin-American Serial Drama
Which countries are the biggest audience for telenovelas?
poor countries
the basic conflict in Jane the Virgin
A young American Latino girl artificially inseminated and thus becoming pregnant as a virgin
Who invented discursive theory?
Michel Foucault
What is the Postmodern?
the art historical and cultural period coming after Modernism (1950-2000s)
The difference between soap operas and telenovelas
Telenovelas: one self-contained story + moral teaching
Soap operas: running indefinite times + entertainment
the relationship of Latin American telenovelas to society
Didactic purposes: to change social perception of different classes
the fundamental tone of Jane the Virgin
Parody of the classic telenovela genre
The definition of discourse
Discourses are historically specific systems of thought, conceptual categories that work to define cultural experiences within larger systems of power
What did Fredric Jameson call the Postmodern?
the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism
the origin of telenovelas
1930s radionovelas
this country has a tendency to create comic telenovelas
Columbia
How is Jane the Virgin a postmodern pastiche?
by mixing various elements from telenovela genre as well as other literary and filmic genres
What do we do by narration?
We assert our identity.
How do postmodern literature and film parody political forms?
via postmodern pastiche
4 fundamental characteristics of telenovelas
1. Cinderella story variations
2. real-time action
3. dialogues instead of actions
4. dramatic tone
definition of milennial telenovela
the modern telenovela developed in the 2010 which goes deeper into contemporary cultural and political issues
How does Jane the Virgin engage in the identity narratives of Latin-America and the US?
Portraying two basic identity parts forming the basis of American Latino identity.
What do we do through textual analysis?
Analyse differences between narrative identities portrayed in literature or film
What is parody?
the imitation of a peculiar or unique, idiosyncratic style
a literary ancestor to telenovelas
Don Quixote's chivalric adventure story (1605)
a country where telenovela genre fights religious fundamentalism
Turkey
the definition of the notion of Other
The notion of the Other comes from anthropology, and it means an identity which is antagonistic to the self's and on which all difference is projected.
5 basic elements of Latino identity portrayed in the narrative identity of characters in Jane the Virgin
1. Catholicism
2. love for telenovelas
3. overly romantic attitude
4. illegal immigrant existence
5. picturing their stories in dramatic actions
What is metanarration?
A narrative about a narrative