{"product_id":"9798765142769","title":"Chasing Speedy Gonzales The Secret History of the World's Fastest Cartoon Mouse","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChasing Speedy Gonzales\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Secret History of the World's Fastest Cartoon Mouse\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eStephen Andes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Animation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA zippy, engaging look at everyone's second-favorite cartoon mouse.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpeedy Gonzalez is a mouse that contains multitudes. A plucky hero able to outrun and outsmart his enemies, he's one of Warner Brothers' oldest cartoon characters. (He first debuted in 1953, during the “Golden Age” of Looney Tunes.) Over the years many observers-taking note of his large yellow sombrero, broken English, and childlike excitability-have criticized Speedy as a stereotype of Mexicans and Latin Americans more broadly. Yet others have hailed him as a revolutionary cultural icon who subverted white audiences' expectations by being the hero of his own stories. (When the Cartoon Network pulled his shorts in 1999, it was The League of United Latin American Citizens who led the charge in calling for his return.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on interviews, research, and new archival sources, \u003ci\u003eChasing Speedy\u003c\/i\u003e briskly burrows into the history of American animation to explain the influences of racial stereotypes in popular media that still linger today and reveals the impact that Latine animators and audiences have had in Speedy's creation and development. As the character's image and perceptions of him have evolved over the years, author Stephen Andes shows how Speedy has been a recurrent flashpoint in Latine history and culture, one that simultaneously represents a racist past and a hopeful future with positive cultural icons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eStephen Andes is Professor of History at Bushnell University and the author of several books and numerous scholarly articles. His research and teaching fields include Latin American history (especially Mexico and Chile), global studies, and the history of Christianity. His most recent narrative nonfiction, \u003ci\u003eZorro's Shadow: How a Mexican Legend Became America's First Superhero\u003c\/i\u003e (Chicago Review Press, 2020) was named among the \"Best Non-Western and POC Fantasy Books of 2020\" by Den of Geek.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 January 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798765142769\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e328\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331930194060,"sku":"9798765142769","price":32.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9798765142769","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}