Date of Award
9-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Communication Studies
Department
Communication Studies
First Reader/Committee Chair
Rod Metts
Abstract
This research analyzed three Latina social media celebrities’ self-presentations on Instagram and focused on whether or not the content they published potentially challenges or simply perpetuates stereotypical tropes of Latinas found in mainstream media. This qualitative study took an Ideological Critical approach through a textual analysis that was informed by Feminist Theory. More specifically the research focused on: What were Latina social media celebrities self-presentations on Instagram that characterize what a Latina is? How were Latina social media celebrities self-presentations different from or similar to, mainstream stereotypical tropes for Latinas? Lastly, how do the Latina social media celebrities’ self-presentations compare and contrast, what type of themes emerged?
Recommended Citation
Cano, Ariana Arely, "Performing Stereotypical Tropes on Social Media Sites: How Popular Latina Performers Reinscribe Heteropatriarchy on Instagram" (2018). Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations. 756.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/756
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Communication Commons, Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Film and Media Studies Commons, Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies Commons