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Rodolfo Fernández

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Historian of Mexico and Latin America El Instituto, University of Connecticut @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social stan account.

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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“Paramount sought permission for them to own up to 100%, given the potential need for future investment. The commission approved the request […]” (1/3)
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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month featuring Celia Cruz! ☺️⭐️ Source: The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica Article History. “Celia Cruz.” Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, inc., 2023, www.britannica.com/biography/Celia-Cruz. #HispanicHeritageMonth #Elin #UConn #Representation
Hispanic Heritage Month poster honoring Cuban singer Celia Cruz, “Queen of Salsa”, with a portrait, biography, and red-gold star border.
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Rodolfo Fernández @rodolfofernandez.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
¡Viva México!
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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Join us for a Public Policy Roundtable on the Connecticut-Puerto Rico Trade Commission and explore how partnerships between Connecticut and Puerto Rico can strengthen economic opportunities, trade, and cultural connections with our director, Dr. Charles Venator-Santiago! #Elin #UConn #Diversity
Colorful event flyer for “Connecticut–Puerto Rico,” promoting economic partnerships with cultural imagery, speakers, and Sept. 17, 2026 details.Colorful event flyer for “Connecticut–Puerto Rico,” promoting economic partnerships with cultural imagery, speakers, and Sept. 17, 2026 details.
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The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
*VIDEO* of panel discussion: “WARNING SIGNS: Massive Debt & Foreign Cash Are Keys to The Ellisons' Takeover Attempt of Warner Bros”. Feat. @bedoyausa.bsky.social + Profs Pete Johnson & Deborah Jaramillo @itstv.bsky.social@tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social #BlockTheMerger 1/n youtu.be/OM7rOhskbKI
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WARNING SIGNS: Massive Debt & Foreign Cash Are Keys to The Ellisons' Takeover Attempt of Warner Bros
YouTube video by Media and Democracy Project
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Excited to announce that "The Freedom to Televise: Regulating North American TV in the 20th Century,"a special issue of Television and New Media co-edited by myself and Jennifer Porst is out in the world! journals.sagepub.com/toc/TVN/curr...
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
A delightful and not-even-a-smidge-condescending discussion of THE ODYSSEY. Highlights include an understanding of how movies are different from epic poems & a nuanced take on how creative decisions (and I would add industry-specific demands) shape a modern Odysseus. shows.acast.com/the-ancients...
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Hollywood’s Odyssey: The Historians' Verdict | The Ancients
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
…how story is affected by the form/industrial category of the summer blockbuster (absence of sex is an important part of this); the role of sound (including the intensity of the music) in the storytelling/pacing; & how costuming and effects help to build the world. The written word isn’t everything.
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
They celebrate film’s ability to welcome people into the classics. But it’s also an opportunity to get non-film people thinking about film. Tell me about a complicated medium. Would love it if The Ancients invited a film scholar to weigh in on…
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Wild sunset along the St. Lawrence River.
A red sun hovers in the sky with a red glow above it and reflected in the water below.
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Rodolfo Fernández @rodolfofernandez.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Por lo menos ya que acabó el mundial me puedo poner a escribir sin interrupciones.
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Rodolfo Fernández @rodolfofernandez.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Así es la vida, así es el futbol.
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
As long as there is a teacher standing, there will not be a people on its knees.
A white poster with red letters on a weathered red wall. In Spanish the poster reads As long as there is a teacher standing, there will not be a people on its knees.
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Rodolfo Fernández @rodolfofernandez.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
If you need two of the most corrupt people in the world to collude on your behalf, you are a loser.
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
We are where we need to be on this day.
In the background: a blue sky with white clouds and a mountain covered with greenery. Large, Multi-colored block letters spell MEZCAL.
A red, white, and green Mexican flag flies above the letters.
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Goodbye to Puerto Escondido 🥲
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Oaxacan coast day 4: a crab friend moved in and made its way upstairs. #CrabNoir
A red crab sits on the beige stairwell, illuminated by the light of a wall fixture. Behind him is shadow.A red crab sits at the top of a staircase, illuminated from a light behind by , casting a scary shadow. Below him are five beige concrete steps , every other one illuminated by wall fixtures. Shadow and light alternate down the stairs.
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Viewer complaints! Always a treat! Enjoy some choice outrage from the 1950s: utpress.utexas.edu/blog/2018/08...
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Six Things We Weren’t Supposed to Know about Early TV Viewers
By Deborah L. Jaramillo, author of The Television Code: Regulating the Screen to Safeguard the Industry.  Revisiting early debates about TV content and
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Rodolfo Fernández @rodolfofernandez.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I had the chance to share some thoughts about Cinco de Mayo thanks to Daniela Doncel and CT public Media. #CincodeMayo #5demayo www.ctpublic.org/news/2026-05...
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How to (respectfully) enjoy your beer and tacos this Cinco de Mayo
If you’re celebrating Cinco de Mayo, don’t go out thinking it’s Mexican Independence Day. A UConn Historian sheds light on the history of the holiday and a celebration in Stamford puts a spotlight on ...
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Cheers!! 🍸
A tray of small cups of brown, yellow, and red beverages. Recipes by Maureen Mauk, Ethan Tussey, and Chris Becker. Amaro samples from David O’Grady.
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
This is our roundtable on the forthcoming COCKTAIL LOVER'S GUIDE TO TV HISTORY! Join us at 11am on that Saturday to hear contributors' reflections on writing TV history for audiences outside of academia. Also, it's 5 o'clock somewhere, so come thirsty! #SCMS26
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
My alma mater is hiring! Assistant Dean for Innovation in Expression Management and Acquiescence Enforcement www.higheredjobs.com/admin/detail...
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Assistant Dean for Expressive Activity Support and Engagement - HigherEdJobs
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 05/02/2026
Q: Why will football be featured during the Bad Bunny concert?* A: The Bad Bunny concert is fantastic exposure for the NFL and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to put the game of American football in front of fans of the biggest musical artist in the world.
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FAQs for This Weekend’s Bad Bunny Concert Featuring Football
What time is kickoff? The Bad Bunny concert kicks off around 8:00 or 8:30 p.m., but there will be pre-concert entertainment starting at 6:30 p.m. f...
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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Join us as we are co-sponsoring this event: The Hartford Deportation Defense and the University of Connecticut invite the Hartford community to a public event focused on the impact of immigration enforcement on our communities! 😊 #Elin #UConn #Culture #Inclusion #Diversity
El Instituto co-sponsor: The Hartford Deportation Defense and the University of Connecticut invite the Hartford community to a public event focused on the impact of immigration enforcement on our communities , December 6, 2025 from 9:30am-1:00pm flyer.
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Fresh from the oven, sans skulls #DiaDeMuertos
Two round loaves of bread with cross-cross design to signify the bones of the dead
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Finally, my favorite, of course—the calavera #TV broadcaster. Gotta put this on the front page of my TV and Death syllabus next year. #DiaDeMuertos
A miniature hand-made skeleton stands at a table that has a TV screen, a speaker, and another device.
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Also from central Mexico, this is a particular favorite. Amor Eterno/Eternal Love. #DiaDeMuertos
A small black wooden box sits open to show a pair of skeletons dressed in their wedding clothes. The black lid has  white cross drawn on it, along with the words Amor Eterno (eternal love) and a hand-drawn wreath with pink flowers. To the left is a pile of orange marigolds.
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
These guys are from central Mexico and have been with us the longest—over 20 years. The fellow on the right is attached to a string that used to flip open a lid and let him pop up. Alas, the lid broke, and the string gave out. But he’s still a looker. #DiaDeMuertos
A small white wooden coffin with a black cross on top. A square window shows the skull of a skeleton that lays inside.A black coffin with an opening that shows the skull with a skeleton j side. Below it is an open toepincher coffin with a skeleton wearing a white dress.
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
This beautiful skull is from a trip to San Bartolo Coyotepec in Oaxaca.
A small black ceramic skull sits surrounded by orange marigolds.
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
These Catrinas were a gift from a group of indigenous women from Tlaxcala who visited @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social last year. #DiaDeMuertos
Two Catrina figurines made from corn husks. Their husk dresses are different shades of pink with white and iridescent horizontal stripes at the bottom. Their bags have yellow and green feathers. One carries a tray of marigolds.
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
La Frida was added by another faculty member. We love her because she looks like she’s not to be messed with. #DiaDeMuertos
A Frida Kahlo doll wearing a red reboso and flowers in her hair is surrounded by orange marigolds.
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
A play on post-mortem photography. Got this little demon cameraman in Guanajuato, I believe. #DiaDeMuertos
A demon cameraman shoots a skeleton dressed in white laying in an open casket.
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
This lovely funeral scene is one of my favorites. (A gift from my husband.)
A miniature funeral scene. A pink coffin with purple flowers and a black cross is surrounded by small skeletal mourners in multicolored clothes.
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
This lady lost her body in one of our many moves, but we were thankful to keep her head and amazing hat intact.
A brown clay skull with a green hat and blue and pink markings sits atop a box and is surrounded by orange marigolds.
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
A Catrina made from corn husks brings a touch of glamour.
A black and white Catrina figurine made from corn husk. An orange marigold and a figurine of Christ on a cross are on either side of her.
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Every October for the past few years, I have helped my husband build an ofrenda at UCONN's @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social for Día de Muertos in November. We grab a corner of the common area & fill it with artifacts we've collected for the 20 or so years. Here's a peek at a few of our altar dwellers.
Between two blue couches is an assortment of fake skulls and skeletons, orange marigolds, and red and black papel picado. Two Catrina figurines made of straw stand atop a stone niche and are flanked by marigolds.
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Dirty Kalamata Martini Hartford Flavor Company Happy Halloween! 🎃 #NutmegSky
Two glasses of a pinkish-purple martini made with Kalamata olive brine. The glasses sit atop a marble bar.
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
I wrote about this years ago, so it's a topic near-and-dear to my TV scholar heart. This is as much a media history story as it is a drug story. This NPR story is quite brief, so I'm interrupting grading to offer a timeline of how shit got so bad. (This does not qualify as procrastination.) 🧵 (1/10)
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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Thank you for celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with us! If you have any recommendations for famous leaders, singers, authors, or other important figures to highlight in our next Hispanic Heritage Month, please send us a message. Source Link: www.womenshistory.org/education-re... #Elin #UConn
Honoring Hispanic Month flyer featuring Gabriela Mistral (headshot included).
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Los Angeles Review of Books @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
"The suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel felt more like an omen." @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social on censorship, the FCC, and the television industry over time. lareviewofbooks.org/article/indecen…
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
I had fun revisiting angry viewer letters & FCC speeches to write this piece. The brief but consequential run-up to the 1952 TV Code has a lot to offer as we reflect on the Colbert and Kimmel debacles. (Also, a Morel Orel mention.) Thanks to @sayanniething.bsky.social & @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social!
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
A rogue Highland Coo is amazing enough, but a rogue MINIATURE Highland Coo warrants a state holiday at the very least. Someone please write a ballad about Lefty. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Hello and welcome back to El Instituto Huskies! Stay up to date with ELIN’s upcoming events and announcements through our listserv. Sign up on our website, by clicking “Contact us.” You can also view our graduate students, by clicking “People” and then “Current Graduate Students” #Fall #UConn #Elin
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Gut punch. CPB $ flowed to your local public stations. They need your support. Find your station here: Support Public Radio: Donate To Your Local NPR Station www.npr.org/stations/ help.pbs.org/support/solu... How can I support my local PBS member station?
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
On local television, public broadcasting, and responses to Mexican immigration: @rodolfofernandez.bsky.social and I wrote about how locally produced documentaries tackled their communities' anxieties about the "sudden" appearance of Mexicans in their towns. pub.dartmouth.edu/journal-of-e...
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Journal of e-Media Studies, Volume 7 Issue 2: Accessible Civil Rights Heritage: Mexicans in Your Town: Histories of Mexican Migration to the United States in Local Television Documentaries
by Rodolfo Fernández and Deborah L. JaramilloUniversity of Connecticut (Fernández) / Boston University (Jaramillo)AbstractMigrants and LocalsA Brief Overview of Mexican Migration to the United States&...
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
With thanks to the American Archive of Public Broadcasting americanarchive.org and the Bay Area Television Archive batv.quartexcollections.com!
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Rodolfo Fernández @rodolfofernandez.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Most Black Mirror episodes could have been an email.
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
This whole National Archives communication fuck-up was just about the worst thing to send out to a community already staring into the abyss.
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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
We’re hours away from fighter jets turning into eagles.
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