Journal article
"Touching the sentiments of everyone";: Nationalism and state broadcasting in thirties Mexico
The communication review (Yverdon, Switzerland), Vol.1(4), pp.411-439
01/01/1996
DOI: 10.1080/10714429609388273
Abstract
This paper provides a historical perspective on the intersection of media, popular culture, and nationalism through a study of the broadcasting policies and programs of one of Mexico's earliest government radio stations. This study analyzes the musical programs that formed the centerpiece of government radio programming in order to evaluate the racial and class ideologies imbedded in the nationalist discourse of state broadcasters. By viewing these government programs through the lens of a broader literature on nationalism in the Third World and among diasporic communities, it is possible to identify a fundamental tension in Mexico's official nationalism between a search for the roots of an "authentic"; ethnic identity, and a need to position Mexican culture within the constellation of Western "civilization."; Finally, this paper investigates audience reactions to state broadcasts in order to explore the meaning of early broadcast nationalism for Mexico's radio listeners.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- "Touching the sentiments of everyone";: Nationalism and state broadcasting in thirties Mexico
- Creators
- Joy Elizabeth Hayes - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The communication review (Yverdon, Switzerland), Vol.1(4), pp.411-439
- DOI
- 10.1080/10714429609388273
- ISSN
- 1071-4421
- eISSN
- 1547-7487
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/1996
- Academic Unit
- Communication Studies; Interdisciplinary Programs
- Record Identifier
- 9984309753002771
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