The Construction of National Memory Through Popular Culture. The Case of the Argentinian TV Show,

This article addresses the borders of the complex television sign through the analysis of the Argentinian TV show "Peter Capusotto y sus videos". In it we find that humor is used as a mechanism to dismantle binary hierarchic political and social oppositions. The program is presented as a m...

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Main Author: Elizondo Oviedo, María Verónica
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Asociación Cultural 452ºF; Universitat de Barcelona 2010-07-01
Series:452ºF
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Online Access:http://www.452f.com/images/pdf/numero03/elizondo/03_452f_mono_elizondo_es.pdf
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Summary:This article addresses the borders of the complex television sign through the analysis of the Argentinian TV show "Peter Capusotto y sus videos". In it we find that humor is used as a mechanism to dismantle binary hierarchic political and social oppositions. The program is presented as a musical and comedy TV show where concepts such as popular culture and mass culture are questioned through different false musicians. We focus our attention in the character of Bombita Rodríguez, el Palito Ortega montonero due to the controversy generated in the cultural scene by the fact of bringing up recent aspects of Argentinian history.
ISSN:2013-3294