dc.contributor	Copeland, Gary
dc.contributor	Black, Jason Edward
dc.contributor.advisor	Butler, Jeremy G.
dc.contributor.author	De Anda, Marissa Carolina
dc.contributor.other	University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned	2017-02-28T22:20:37Z
dc.date.available	2017-02-28T22:20:37Z
dc.date.issued	2009
dc.description	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Telenovelas are a staple of Mexican popular culture and their narratives communicate discursive, ideological meanings stemming from the history and myths of that culture. The current study provides an in-depth textual analysis of three Mexican telenovelas currently airing on the US Spanish-language network, Univision: Las Tontas No Van al Cielo, Cuidado con el Ángel, and Mañana Es Para Siempre. One week's worth of episodes, from Wednesday to Wednesday, February 25-March 4, 2009, was analyzed. The purpose of this textual analysis is to examine how narrative is constructed and what culturally specific elements are expressed and promoted through the narrative elements, character archetypes, theme songs, and imagery of these telenovelas and their opening credits. This study offers an understanding of the historical roots of the archetypes seen in these telenovela as well as a framework for understanding their narrative structure. A structuralist approach is used to facilitate analyzing both the narrative structure and character archetypes. Ultimately, a framework was created to explain how specific narrative functions are used on a daily basis to forestall the main couple's happiness until the very last episode. Examining the functions in telenovelas reveals how, in many ways, the storylines are variations of similar plots with similar character archetypes. This thesis also contributes to the small body of literature that exists in examining and understanding how historical figures and gender roles are presented and promoted within telenovelas. Telenovelas' elaborate title sequences are also analyzed to see how they express narrative elements and specific cultural meanings in compressed form. Finally, the distinctive manner in which title sequences promote the stars associated with the telenovelas is considered.	en_US
dc.format.extent	150 p.
dc.format.medium	electronic
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.identifier.other	u0015_0000001_0000050
dc.identifier.other	DeAnda_alatus_0004M_10121
dc.identifier.uri	https://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/557
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.haspart	Includes pdf still images of telenovela title sequences.
dc.relation.hasversion	born digital
dc.relation.ispartof	The University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.rights	All rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.	en_US
dc.subject	Mass Communications
dc.subject	Cultural anthropology
dc.subject	Women's studies
dc.title	Tomorrow is forever: examining narrative structure and cultural archetypes in three Mexican telenovelas	en_US
dc.type	thesis
dc.type	text
etdms.degree.department	University of Alabama. Department of Telecommunication and Film
etdms.degree.discipline	Telecommunication and Film
etdms.degree.grantor	The University of Alabama
etdms.degree.level	master's
etdms.degree.name	M.A.

Tomorrow is forever: examining narrative structure and cultural archetypes in three Mexican telenovelas

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