9781474298902

1474298907

9781474298872

1474298877

"El Chavo del Ocho is one of the most influential pieces of popular culture to have hit Latin America in the last 50 years, having, at the peak of its popularity in the mid-1970s, reached an approximate audience of 350 million across the Americas. It is also a rare example of a cultural product has travelled through Latin America, leaving a lasting impact for several decades. Resonances of El Chavo del Ocho in Latin American Childhood, Schooling and Societies analyses the phenomenon of El Chavo, and its images of schooling and childhood, Latin American-ness, class and experience. With contributions from scholars based in countries including Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Cuba and Venezuela, the book combines reflections from a variety of international perspectives without attempting to compare or reach consensus on any ultimate meanings of the work. The book explores themes such as images of schooling and childhood, romantization of poverty, the prevalence of non-traditional families and the bordering cynicism towards the economic structures and inequalities which, some argue, make the show transgressive and quite uniquely Latin American. Investigating the connection between visual culture studies and transcultural curriculum studies, this innovative title provides scholars with original new insights into conceptualizing childhood, schooling and society in Latin America. "-- Provided by publisher.

"Explores the influence of the classic television programme El Chavo del Ocho on conceptualizing childhood, schooling and society in Latin America"-- Provided by publisher.

Chavo del ocho (Television program) > Influence.

Television > Social aspects > Latin America.

Television and children > Latin America.

Education > Social aspects > Latin America.

Children > Social conditions > Latin America.

Latin America > Social conditions > 20th century.