{"product_id":"rebooting-inequality-critical-takes-on-film-and-television-remakes-hardcover","title":"Rebooting Inequality: Critical Takes on Film and Television Remakes - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIsabel Molina-Guzmán\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAngharad N. Valdivia\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplores how nostalgia-driven reboots, revivals, and remakes perpetuate systemic biases around race, gender, and sexuality amid global nationalism\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eGhostbusters\u003c\/i\u003e to Will \u0026amp; Grace, \u003ci\u003eOne Day at a Time\u003c\/i\u003e to Jurassic Park, the past decade has seen Hollywood reach a new peak in its obsession with reboots, remakes, and revivals. Spearheaded by media giants like Disney and Netflix, these projects promise progress--more diverse casts, \"timely\" social commentary, and redemptive nostalgia--yet they often reproduce the very inequalities they claim to address. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRebooting Inequality\u003c\/i\u003e brings together twelve concise, theoretically rich essays that interrogate how Hollywood's recycling of intellectual property sustains entrenched systems of racial, gender, and sexual inequality. Across genres and platforms, contributors explore how the industry's nostalgic return to familiar stories masks an ongoing reliance on white, patriarchal, and heteronormative frameworks of storytelling and production. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlending critical race, feminist, and media studies, the collection analyzes dozens of recent film and television revivals, remakes, and reboots from \u003ci\u003eRoseanne\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eCharlie's Angels \u003c\/i\u003eto ask what it means when entertainment markets strive for diversity while leaving the structures of inequality intact. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccessible yet deeply analytical, \u003ci\u003eRebooting Inequality\u003c\/i\u003e exposes how nostalgia has become both a marketing strategy and a political tool, revealing how the \"new\" Hollywood continues to reanimate the past--profitably, repeatedly, and unequally.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsabel Molina-Guzman (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIsabel Molina-Guzmán\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Communications and Latina\/o Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She serves as co-editor of the journal Feminist Media Studies, and is the author of more than two dozen academic articles and two books, including \u003ci\u003eLatinas\/Latinos on Television\u003c\/i\u003e (2018) and \u003ci\u003eDangerous Curves: Latina Bodies in the Media\u003c\/i\u003e (2010). Her research expertise on Latinas\/Latinos, gender, race, ethnicity and communication has been featured at the 2016 White House Conference on Women and Girls of Color, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNational Public Radio\u003c\/i\u003e among other outlets. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAngharad N. Valdivia (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAngharad N. Valdivia\u003c\/b\u003e is Research Professor of Communications and Media at the Institute of Communications Research. She has written many books on Latina\/o Media Studies, the latest of which is \u003ci\u003eThe Gender of Latinidad: Uses and Abuses of Hybridity\u003c\/i\u003e (2020). The seven volume \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of International Media Studies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Media Studies \u003c\/i\u003eillustrate Valdivia's engagement and mapping of the field of Media Studies. Valdivia was recently named a Fellow of the International Communication Association and a Distinguished Scholar by the Critical Cultural Studies Division of the National Communication Association. She is also a recipient of the Teresa Award for Feminist Studies in ICA. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53522199904563,"sku":"9781479821891","price":185.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/iScKXW1tTU9781479821891.webp?v=1781966762","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/rebooting-inequality-critical-takes-on-film-and-television-remakes-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}