TY - JOUR
T1 - The Teenage Latina Genius on Television: Netflix’s Ashley Garcia
AU - Leon-Boys, Diana
AU - Bucciferro, Claudia
N1 - 1 Although the series has two titles, henceforth we will refer to it by this title, which is the title currently available on Netflix. 2 One Day at a Time originally aired on Netflix and was then picked up by the Pop network after it was canceled by Netflix.
PY - 2023/1/3
Y1 - 2023/1/3
N2 - This article examines a recent mediated version of Latina girlhood, the teenage science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) genius, through an analysis of a Netflix original series: Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love (2020). The series offers a representation of girlhood that does not fully align with either the “at-risk” or the “can-do” girls that have appeared previously on television. By conducting a qualitative analysis that highlights key episodes, we interrogate the layered representation of Latina girlhood offered in the show, focusing on two aspects: how the title character, Ashley, appears as a particular embodiment of a contemporary Latina teenager, and how she is narratively positioned in the story line. Our findings suggest that the series showcases a complex albeit ambiguous and ambivalent representation of Latina girlhood. This portrayal is exaggerated and fantastic and ultimately falls back on common tropes found in teen-oriented television.
AB - This article examines a recent mediated version of Latina girlhood, the teenage science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) genius, through an analysis of a Netflix original series: Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love (2020). The series offers a representation of girlhood that does not fully align with either the “at-risk” or the “can-do” girls that have appeared previously on television. By conducting a qualitative analysis that highlights key episodes, we interrogate the layered representation of Latina girlhood offered in the show, focusing on two aspects: how the title character, Ashley, appears as a particular embodiment of a contemporary Latina teenager, and how she is narratively positioned in the story line. Our findings suggest that the series showcases a complex albeit ambiguous and ambivalent representation of Latina girlhood. This portrayal is exaggerated and fantastic and ultimately falls back on common tropes found in teen-oriented television.
KW - Feminist Scholarship
KW - Latina girl
KW - Media Studies
KW - Qualitative Methods
KW - Television
UR - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07491409.2022.2147676
U2 - 10.1080/07491409.2022.2147676
DO - 10.1080/07491409.2022.2147676
M3 - Article
JO - Women's Studies in Communication
JF - Women's Studies in Communication
ER -