{"id":{"repo_id":"texas","oai_identifier":"oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/44089"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/texas/oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/44089","repository":{"repo_id":"texas","name":"University of Texas","base_url":"https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/server/oai/request"},"display":{"title":"The representation of Mexican immigration in film","abstract":"The history of Mexican immigration in the U.S. is long and complicated. Many of the complexities of the issue can be observed within different media such as televisions shows, news programs, newspapers, books, film and radio. This thesis will focus specifically on how Mexican immigration has been represented in film, particularly U.S. film, in the last three decades. It will conclude with a case study analysis of the production of Latino-made film on immigration, Clemente (2006). In order to understand the root of many of the issues of Mexican immigration and its representation in film, I will begin by offering an overview of the history of Mexican immigration to the U.S. from the 16th century to the present. I will then provide a textual analysis of nine immigration-themed feature films, examining how immigration has been represented in film within the past 30 years. The last section will present a case study of the making of Clemente and end with a textual analysis of it, paying special attention to the issues of gender representation and self-representation. This thesis will seek to answer these questions: How has the representation of Mexican immigration in film changed within the past 30 years? Does the self-representation of Latinos break with existing Latino stereotypes? What are some methods to counter these existing stereotypes?","abstract_html":"The history of Mexican immigration in the U.S. is long and complicated. Many of the complexities of the issue can be observed within different media such as televisions shows, news programs, newspapers, books, film and radio. This thesis will focus specifically on how Mexican immigration has been represented in film, particularly U.S. film, in the last three decades. It will conclude with a case study analysis of the production of Latino-made film on immigration, Clemente (2006). In order to understand the root of many of the issues of Mexican immigration and its representation in film, I will begin by offering an overview of the history of Mexican immigration to the U.S. from the 16th century to the present. I will then provide a textual analysis of nine immigration-themed feature films, examining how immigration has been represented in film within the past 30 years. The last section will present a case study of the making of Clemente and end with a textual analysis of it, paying special attention to the issues of gender representation and self-representation. This thesis will seek to answer these questions: How has the representation of Mexican immigration in film changed within the past 30 years? Does the self-representation of Latinos break with existing Latino stereotypes? What are some methods to counter these existing stereotypes?","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Colson-Basurto, Giovanna, 1981-"],"institution":"University of Texas at Austin","degree_name":"Master of Arts","degree_level":"Masters","degree_discipline":"Radio-Television-Film","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":["Berg, Charles Ramirez, 1947-"],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2007,"date_issued":"2007-12","date_published":"2007-12","updated_at":"2026-07-24T05:01:24Z","subjects":["Mexican immigration","American film","Clemente (film, 2006)"],"languages":["eng"],"rights":["Copyright © is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works."],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["doi:10.15781/T2FQ9Q820"],"render_values":[{"text":"doi:10.15781/T2FQ9Q820","href":"https://doi.org/10.15781/T2FQ9Q820","code":true}]}]},"links":{"outbound_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/2152/44089","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier.uri"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor.advisor","label":"Advisor","values":["Berg, Charles Ramirez, 1947-"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Colson-Basurto, Giovanna, 1981-"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.accessioned","label":"Dc Date Accessioned","values":["2017-01-06T15:21:21Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2017-01-06T15:21:21Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["2007-12"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Thesis"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Radio-Television-Film"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["Masters"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["Master of Arts"]},{"key":"thesis:institution_name","label":"Thesis Institution Name","values":["University of Texas at Austin"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Mexican immigration","American film","Clemente (film, 2006)"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language.iso","label":"Language (ISO)","values":["eng"]},{"key":"dc:rights","label":"Dc Rights","values":["Copyright © is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works."]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["doi:10.15781/T2FQ9Q820"]},{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["http://hdl.handle.net/2152/44089"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["The history of Mexican immigration in the U.S. is long and complicated. Many of the complexities of the issue can be observed within different media such as televisions shows, news programs, newspapers, books, film and radio. This thesis will focus specifically on how Mexican immigration has been represented in film, particularly U.S. film, in the last three decades. It will conclude with a case study analysis of the production of Latino-made film on immigration, Clemente (2006). In order to understand the root of many of the issues of Mexican immigration and its representation in film, I will begin by offering an overview of the history of Mexican immigration to the U.S. from the 16th century to the present. I will then provide a textual analysis of nine immigration-themed feature films, examining how immigration has been represented in film within the past 30 years. The last section will present a case study of the making of Clemente and end with a textual analysis of it, paying special attention to the issues of gender representation and self-representation. This thesis will seek to answer these questions: How has the representation of Mexican immigration in film changed within the past 30 years? Does the self-representation of Latinos break with existing Latino stereotypes? What are some methods to counter these existing stereotypes?"]},{"key":"dc:format.medium","label":"Dc Format Medium","values":["electronic"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["The representation of Mexican immigration in film"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor.advisor":["Berg, Charles Ramirez, 1947-"],"dc:creator":["Colson-Basurto, Giovanna, 1981-"],"dc:date.accessioned":["2017-01-06T15:21:21Z"],"dc:date.available":["2017-01-06T15:21:21Z"],"dc:date.issued":["2007-12"],"dc:description.abstract":["The history of Mexican immigration in the U.S. is long and complicated. Many of the complexities of the issue can be observed within different media such as televisions shows, news programs, newspapers, books, film and radio. This thesis will focus specifically on how Mexican immigration has been represented in film, particularly U.S. film, in the last three decades. It will conclude with a case study analysis of the production of Latino-made film on immigration, Clemente (2006). In order to understand the root of many of the issues of Mexican immigration and its representation in film, I will begin by offering an overview of the history of Mexican immigration to the U.S. from the 16th century to the present. I will then provide a textual analysis of nine immigration-themed feature films, examining how immigration has been represented in film within the past 30 years. The last section will present a case study of the making of Clemente and end with a textual analysis of it, paying special attention to the issues of gender representation and self-representation. This thesis will seek to answer these questions: How has the representation of Mexican immigration in film changed within the past 30 years? Does the self-representation of Latinos break with existing Latino stereotypes? What are some methods to counter these existing stereotypes?"],"dc:format.medium":["electronic"],"dc:identifier":["doi:10.15781/T2FQ9Q820"],"dc:identifier.uri":["http://hdl.handle.net/2152/44089"],"dc:language.iso":["eng"],"dc:rights":["Copyright © is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works."],"dc:subject":["Mexican immigration","American film","Clemente (film, 2006)"],"dc:title":["The representation of Mexican immigration in film"],"dc:type":["Thesis"],"thesis:degree_discipline":["Radio-Television-Film"],"thesis:degree_level":["Masters"],"thesis:degree_name":["Master of Arts"],"thesis:institution_name":["University of Texas at Austin"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T05:01:24Z"}