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Publications

Selected publications

  1. YouTube as Archive: Fans, Gender and Mexican Film Stars Online (Chapter - 2017)
  2. Paraíso ¿Cuánto pesa el amor?: Challenging the Neoliberal in Mexican Cinema (Chapter - 2018)
  3. Latin American film in the digital age (Chapter - 2017)
  4. Re-Framing Mexican Women’s Filmmaking: the case of Marcela Fernandez Violante (Chapter - 2017)
  5. Women's (r)evolutions in Mexican cinema (Chapter - 2017)
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2024

Stories that Make History: Mexico through Elena Poniatowska’s ‘Crónicas’ by Lynn Stephen (review)

Thornton, N. (2024). Stories that Make History: Mexico through Elena Poniatowska’s ‘Crónicas’ by Lynn Stephen (review). Modern Language Review, 119(3), 422-423. doi:10.1353/mlr.2024.a930833

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10.1353/mlr.2024.a930833
Book Review

2023

María Félix A Mexican Film Star and Her Legacy

Thornton, N. (2023). María Félix A Mexican Film Star and Her Legacy. Boydell & Brewer.

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Reviews of Books

EHRLICHER, H., ARDILA, J. A. G., REGUERA, J. M., BENSON, K. E. N., FRAU, J., SCHARM, H., . . . TEICHERT, E. (2023). Reviews of Books. Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, 100(2), 259-273. doi:10.3828/bhs.2023.18

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10.3828/bhs.2023.18
Book Review

2022

Multiplatform Media in Mexico: Growth and Change Since 2010, Paul Julian Smith (2019)

Thornton, N. (2022). Multiplatform Media in Mexico: Growth and Change Since 2010, Paul Julian Smith (2019). Studies in Spanish & Latin American Cinemas, 19(1), 122-124. doi:10.1386/slac_00073_5

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10.1386/slac_00073_5
Book Review

Bridges, streams and dams: The multiple negotiated strategies of distribution and access in Latin American cinema

Thornton, N. (2022). Bridges, streams and dams: The multiple negotiated strategies of distribution and access in Latin American cinema. In World Cinema on Demand: Global Film Cultures in the Era of Online Distribution (pp. 47-68).

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2021

Reviews of Books

Sánchez-Blanco, R. B., Zubillaga, C., Arbesú, D., Jones Corredera, E., Dupont, D., Sleeman, M., . . . Thornton, N. (2021). Reviews of Books. Bulletin of Spanish Studies, 98(10), 1719-1738. doi:10.1080/14753820.2021.2019488

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10.1080/14753820.2021.2019488
Book Review

Reviews of Books

ZUWIYYA, D., CARRERA, E., GARCÍA, M., ARDILA, J. A. G., RODRÍGUEZ, E. M., CAMAYD-FREIXAS, E., . . . TORRES, S. (2021). Reviews of Books. Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, 98(7), 703-715. doi:10.3828/bhs.2021.42

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10.3828/bhs.2021.42
Book Review

2020

1976 and the Traumatic Memory of 1968: Felipe Cazals and Servando González Grapple with the Aftermath and the Perpetrator Archive

Thornton, N. (2020). 1976 and the Traumatic Memory of 1968: Felipe Cazals and Servando González Grapple with the Aftermath and the Perpetrator Archive. In N. Thornton, & M. Haddu (Eds.), Legacies of the Past: Memory and Trauma in Mexican Visual and Screen Cultures. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

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Legacies of the Past: Memory and Trauma in Mexican Visual and Screen Cultures

Thornton, N., & Haddu, M. (2020). Legacies of the Past: Memory and Trauma in Mexican Visual and Screen Cultures. N. Thornton, & M. Haddu (Eds.), Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Retrieved from https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-legacies-of-the-past.html

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Tastemakers and Tastemaking: Mexico and Curated Screen Violence

Thornton, N. (2020). Tastemakers and Tastemaking: Mexico and Curated Screen Violence. New York: SUNY Press. Retrieved from http://www.sunypress.edu/p-6975-tastemakers-and-tastemaking.aspx

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Adriana Estrada Álvarez, Nicolás Défossé and Diego Zavala Scherer (eds), Cine Político en México (1968–2017)

Thornton, N. (2020). Adriana Estrada Álvarez, Nicolás Défossé and Diego Zavala Scherer (eds), Cine Político en México (1968–2017). Screen, 61(3), 492-496. doi:10.1093/screen/hjaa038

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10.1093/screen/hjaa038
Book Review

Reviews of Books

CATLOS, B. A., GÓMEZ-BRAVO, A. M., DUPONT, D., O’DWYER, M., BARREIRO, D. M., MARTÍN, R. M., . . . YAGÜE, M. S. (2020). Reviews of Books. Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, 97(8), 887-897. doi:10.3828/bhs.2020.51

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10.3828/bhs.2020.51
Book Review

Introduction: Legacies of the Past: Memory and Trauma in Mexican Visual and Screen Culture,

Thornton, N. (n.d.). Introduction: Legacies of the Past: Memory and Trauma in Mexican Visual and Screen Culture,. In N. Thornton (Ed.), Legacies of the Past: Memory and Trauma in Mexican Visual and Screen Cultures. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

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Public intellectuals

Leen, C., & Thornton, N. (2020). Public intellectuals. In The Routledge Handbook to the Culture and Media of the Americas (pp. 203-214). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781351064705-18

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10.4324/9781351064705-18
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2019

La perdición de los hombres (2000): Beyond Melodrama and Its Variations

Thornton, N. (2019). La perdición de los hombres (2000): Beyond Melodrama and Its Variations. In The Films of Arturo Ripstein (pp. 257-275). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-22956-6_13

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10.1007/978-3-030-22956-6_13
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Reviews

Cosentino, O., Thornton, N., Pinazza, N., Fredrick, S., & Ripley, M. (2019). Reviews. Studies in Spanish & Latin American Cinemas, 16(3), 423-437. doi:10.1386/slac_00008_5

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10.1386/slac_00008_5
Journal article

What happens in clipperton..: Criminality and trauma in Isla de pasión (1989) by Laura Restrepo and Isla de bobos (2007) by Ana García Bergua

Thornton, N. (2019). What happens in clipperton..: Criminality and trauma in Isla de pasión (1989) by Laura Restrepo and Isla de bobos (2007) by Ana García Bergua. In Crime Scenes: Latin American Crime Fiction from the 1960s to the 2010s (pp. 45-65).

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Reviews of Books

Zinato, A., Collins, M. S., Dupont, D., Deyros, M. M., Casanova, R. O., Filho, C. C., . . . Ogden, R. (2019). Reviews of Books. Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, 96(2), 217-231. doi:10.3828/bhs.2019.13

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10.3828/bhs.2019.13
Journal article

MEXICAN TRANSNATIONAL CINEMA AND LITERATURE

Thornton, N. (2019). MEXICAN TRANSNATIONAL CINEMA AND LITERATURE. STUDIES IN SPANISH & LATIN AMERICAN CINEMAS, 16(3), 426-427. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

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2018

Reviews of Books

Santana, M., Thornton, N., Noble, F., Penn, S., Fontanella, L., Blejmar, J., . . . Escobari, L. Q. (2018). Reviews of Books. Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies, 2(2), 335-355. doi:10.1080/24741604.2018.1512774

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10.1080/24741604.2018.1512774
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Reviews of Books

Thornton, N., Penn, S., Viejo, B., Ryan, L., Venkatesh, V., Gutiérrez-Albilla, J. D., . . . Risner, J. (2018). Reviews of Books. Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies, 2(1), 137-166. doi:10.1080/24741604.2018.1463763

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10.1080/24741604.2018.1463763
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Paraíso ¿Cuánto pesa el amor?: Challenging the Neoliberal in Mexican Cinema

Thornton, N. (2018). Paraíso ¿Cuánto pesa el amor?: Challenging the Neoliberal in Mexican Cinema. In Contemporary Latin American Cinema (pp. 83-98). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-77010-9_5

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10.1007/978-3-319-77010-9_5
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Reviews of Books

Montenegro, G., Ardila, J. A. G., Ferrero, N. V., Mabrey, M. C., Gray, C., Zavala, L., . . . Foster, D. W. (2018). Reviews of Books. Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, 95(1), 113-132. doi:10.3828/bhs.2018.7

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10.3828/bhs.2018.7
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2017

Women's (r)evolutions in Mexican cinema

Thornton, N. (2017). Women's (r)evolutions in Mexican cinema. In The Routledge Companion to World Cinema (pp. 122-135).

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Latin American film in the digital age

Aguilar, G., Lacunza, M., & Thornton, N. (2017). Latin American film in the digital age. In The Routledge Companion to Latin American Cinema (pp. 358-374).

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YouTube as Archive: Fans, Gender and Mexican Film Stars Online

Thornton, N. (2017). YouTube as Archive: Fans, Gender and Mexican Film Stars Online. In S. Yu, & G. Austin (Eds.), Revisiting Star Studies. Edinburgh University Press. Retrieved from https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-revisiting-star-studies.html

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Re-Framing Mexican Women’s Filmmaking: the case of Marcela Fernandez Violante

Thornton, N. R. (2017). Re-Framing Mexican Women’s Filmmaking: the case of Marcela Fernandez Violante. In D. Martin, & D. Shaw (Eds.), Latin American Women Filmmakers: Production, Politics, Poetics (pp. 197-216). London: IB Tauris. doi:10.5040/9781350987012.ch-008

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10.5040/9781350987012.ch-008
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Book Reviews

Aldana Reyes, X., Barrett, J., Deakin, P., Shail, R., Thornton, N., & Watson, T. J. (2017). Book Reviews. Film Studies, 16(1), 103-114. doi:10.7227/fs.16.0009

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10.7227/fs.16.0009
Book Review

TRANSIENCE AND PERMANENCE IN ONLINE SELVES: A personal refl ection

Thornton, N. (2017). TRANSIENCE AND PERMANENCE IN ONLINE SELVES: A personal refl ection. In The Routledge Companion to Inter-American Studies (pp. 263-270). doi:10.4324/9781315644981-32

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10.4324/9781315644981-32
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Where Cabaret Meets Revolution: The Prostitute at War in Mexican Film

Thornton, N. R. (2017). Where Cabaret Meets Revolution: The Prostitute at War in Mexican Film. In D. Hipkins, & K. Taylor-Jones (Eds.), Prostitution and Sex Work in Global Cinema: New Takes on Fallen Women (pp. 131-146). London: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-64608-4_7

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10.1007/978-3-319-64608-4_7
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2016

2015

Reviews of Books

Hijano Villegas, M., Vieira, E., Imperiale, L., Campbell, J., Casal, R. C., Wood, O. N., . . . Penn, S. (2015). Reviews of Books. Bulletin of Spanish Studies, 92(4), 607-650. doi:10.1080/14753820.2015.1019725

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10.1080/14753820.2015.1019725
Book Review

Mexican Film

Thornton, N. (2015). Mexican Film. Oxford Bibliographies.

Journal article

2014

Pacific Rim

Thornton, N. (n.d.). Pacific Rim. In The Transnational Fantasies of Guillermo del Toro. Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1057/9781137407849.0014

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10.1057/9781137407849.0014
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International Perspectives on Chicana/o Studies: 'This World is My Place'

Thornton, N., & Leen, C. (Eds.) (2014). International Perspectives on Chicana/o Studies: 'This World is My Place'. London and New York: Routledge.

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Pacific Rim: Reception, Readings, and Authority

Thornton, N. (2014). Pacific Rim: Reception, Readings, and Authority. In A. Davies, D. Shaw, & D. Tierney (Eds.), The Transnational Fantasies of Guillermo del Toro (pp. 175-200). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

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Painting, Literature and Film in Colombian Feminine Culture, 1940-2005: Of Border Guards, Nomads and Women.

Thornton, N. (2014). Painting, Literature and Film in Colombian Feminine Culture, 1940-2005: Of Border Guards, Nomads and Women.. AMERICAS, 70(3), 573-574. doi:10.1353/tam.2014.0043

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10.1353/tam.2014.0043
Book Review

2013

Reviews of Books

Mackenzie, I., Carreres, Á., Noriega-Sánchez, M., Anipa, K., Anipa, K., Ingram, K., . . . Davis, S. (2013). Reviews of Books. Bulletin of Spanish Studies, 90(7), 1187-1231. doi:10.1080/14753820.2013.839149

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10.1080/14753820.2013.839149
Book Review

Book Reviews

Dapena, G., Cerdán, J., Noble, F., & Thornton, N. (2013). Book Reviews. Studies in Spanish & Latin American Cinemas, 10(2), 235-245. doi:10.1386/slac.10.2.235_5

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10.1386/slac.10.2.235_5
Book Review

International Perspectives on Chicana/o Studies

Leen, C., & Thornton, N. (Eds.) (n.d.). International Perspectives on Chicana/o Studies. In . Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203486832

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10.4324/9780203486832
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My Super Sweet Fifteen: The Internationalisation of Quinceañeras in Literature and Film

Thornton, N. (2013). My Super Sweet Fifteen: The Internationalisation of Quinceañeras in Literature and Film. In International Perspectives on Chicana/o Studies: “This World Is My Place” (pp. 53-69). doi:10.4324/9780203486832-7

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10.4324/9780203486832-7
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My Super Sweet Fifteen: the Internationalisation of Quinceañeras in Literature and Film

Thornton, N. (2013). My Super Sweet Fifteen: the Internationalisation of Quinceañeras in Literature and Film. In C. Leen, & N. Thornton (Eds.), This World is My Place: International Perspectives on Chicana/o Studies (pp. NP). New York and London: Routledge.

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Revolution and Rebellion in Mexican Film

Thornton, N. (2013). Revolution and Rebellion in Mexican Film. London: Bloomsbury Publishing.

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Zapata on Film: Dreams, Nightmares, Realities

Thornton, N. (2013). Zapata on Film: Dreams, Nightmares, Realities. In T. Altenberg (Ed.), Imagining the Revolution: Versions and Visions in Literature and Visual Culture (pp. 157-173). Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Press.

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2012

'It just looks like more of Texas': Journeys and Travel Narratives in the Western

Thornton, N. (2012). 'It just looks like more of Texas': Journeys and Travel Narratives in the Western. In W. Raussert, & G. Martínez-Zalce (Eds.), (Re)Discovering 'America' Road Movies and Other Travel Narratives in North America / (Re)Descubriendo 'América' Road movie y otras narrativas de viaje en América del Norte (pp. 93-104). Trier & Arizona: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier & Bilingual Press / Editorial Bilingüe.

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Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden: Writers Crossing Digital Border

Thornton, N. (2012). Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden: Writers Crossing Digital Border. Forum for Inter-American Research, 5(1). Retrieved from http://www.interamerica.de/volume-5-1/thornton/

Journal article

The 'Noughties' in the Hispanic and Lusophone World,

Thornton, N., & Bacon, K. (Eds.) (2012). The 'Noughties' in the Hispanic and Lusophone World,. Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Press.

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2011

Reviews of Books

Drayson, E., Rodríguez-Solás, D., Strathern, A., Suárez, J. L., Parra, E. D. R., Jones, J. A., . . . Harmer, T. (2011). Reviews of Books. Bulletin of Spanish Studies, 88(3), 405-448. doi:10.1080/14753820.2011.574367

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10.1080/14753820.2011.574367
Book Review

Valentinas, Coronelas, Soldaderas: Explosive Women in Mexican Film

Thornton, N. (2011). Valentinas, Coronelas, Soldaderas: Explosive Women in Mexican Film. The Colorado Review of Hispanic Studies, 8. Retrieved from http://spanish.colorado.edu/content/volume-8-9

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2010

Ana Garcia Bergua's Purpura: Gay Narrative and the Boom Femenino in Mexico

Thornton, N. (2010). Ana Garcia Bergua's Purpura: Gay Narrative and the Boom Femenino in Mexico. In The Boom Femenino in Mexico: Reading Contemporary Women's Writing. Newcastle Upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

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Being Fruity in the Big City: re-membering the past in Enrique Serna's Fruta verde

Thornton, N. (2010). Being Fruity in the Big City: re-membering the past in Enrique Serna's Fruta verde. In V. Carpenter (Ed.), (Re)Collecting the Past: History and Collective Memory in Latin American Narrative (pp. 145-165). Bern: Peter Lang.

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The Legacy of Mexico 1968 on Film in Y si placticamos de octubre (1981) by Maryse Sistach and Francisca, ¿De qué lado estás? (2002) by Eva López Sánchez

Thornton, N. (2010). The Legacy of Mexico 1968 on Film in Y si placticamos de octubre (1981) by Maryse Sistach and Francisca, ¿De qué lado estás? (2002) by Eva López Sánchez. In P. O'Byrne, C. Gabrielle, & N. Thornton (Eds.), Transcultural Encounters: Film, Literature, Art (pp. 195-208). Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Press.

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Transcultural Encounters: Film, Literature, Art.

Thornton, N., O'Byrne, P., & Carty, G. (Eds.) (2010). Transcultural Encounters: Film, Literature, Art.. Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Press.

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YouTube: transnational fandom and Mexican divas

Thornton, N. (2010). YouTube: transnational fandom and Mexican divas. Transnational Cinemas, 1(1), 53-67. doi:10.1386/trac.1.1.53/1

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10.1386/trac.1.1.53/1
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2008

From the City Looking Out, Out of the City Looking In

THORNTON, N. (2008). From the City Looking Out, Out of the City Looking In. Bulletin of Latin American Research, 27(4), 501-518. doi:10.1111/j.1470-9856.2008.00281.x

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10.1111/j.1470-9856.2008.00281.x
Journal article

Special Section Introduction: Imagining the Impossible: Textual and Visual Negotiations of the City in Latin America

WILLIAMS, C., & THORNTON, N. (2008). Special Section Introduction: Imagining the Impossible: Textual and Visual Negotiations of the City in Latin America. Bulletin of Latin American Research, 27(4), 463-464. doi:10.1111/j.1470-9856.2008.00279.x

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10.1111/j.1470-9856.2008.00279.x
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2007

Body, Nation, and Identity: Guillermo Gómez-Peña's Performances on the Web

Thornton, N. (2007). Body, Nation, and Identity: Guillermo Gómez-Peña's Performances on the Web. In Latin American Cyberculture and Cyberliterature (pp. 111-122). Liverpool University Press. doi:10.5949/upo9781846313462.007

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10.5949/upo9781846313462.007
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Book Reviews

Twomey, L., Black, S., Thornton, N., & Longhurst, A. (2007). Book Reviews. International Journal of Iberian Studies, 20(3), 243-250. doi:10.1386/ijis.20.3.243_5

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10.1386/ijis.20.3.243_5
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Book Reviews

O'Donnell, H., Twomey,, L., Gravan, M. L., Boalch, N., Ros, C., & Thornton, N. (2007). Book Reviews. International Journal of Iberian Studies, 20(1), 79-88. doi:10.1386/ijis.20.1.79_5

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10.1386/ijis.20.1.79_5
Journal article

In the Line of Fire: Love and Violence in Mastretta and Belli

Thornton, N. (2007). In the Line of Fire: Love and Violence in Mastretta and Belli. In N. Thornton, & P. Kumaraswami (Eds.), Revolucionarias: Gender and Revolution in Latin America (pp. 217-237). Bern: Peter Lang.

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Revolucionarias: Gender and Revolution in Latin America

Kumaraswami, P., & Thornton, N. (Eds.) (2007). Revolucionarias: Gender and Revolution in Latin America. Bern: Peter Lang.

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Travelling Tales: Mobility and Transculturation in Contemporary Latin American Film

Thornton, N. (2007). Travelling Tales: Mobility and Transculturation in Contemporary Latin American Film. Film and Film Culture, 4, 31-40.

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Where Cuba Meets Mexico: Alejo Carpentier and Elena Garro

Thornton, N. (2007). Where Cuba Meets Mexico: Alejo Carpentier and Elena Garro. In A. Pearson-Evans, & A. Leahy (Eds.), Intercultural Spaces: Language, Culture and Identity (pp. 257-273). Bern: Peter Lang.

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2006

(Trans)gendered lines in conflict:: Jesusa in Elena!Poniatowska's '<i>Hasta no Verte Jesu's Mio</i>'

Thornton, N. (2006). (Trans)gendered lines in conflict:: Jesusa in Elena!Poniatowska's '<i>Hasta no Verte Jesu's Mio</i>'. BULLETIN OF HISPANIC STUDIES, 83(1), 87-101. doi:10.3828/bhs.83.1.7

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10.3828/bhs.83.1.7
Journal article

Women and the Novela de la Revolución in Mexico

Thornton, N. (2006). Women and the Novela de la Revolución in Mexico. New York and Lampeter: Edwin Mellen Press.

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2003

Finding a Place in a Megalopolis: Mexico City in Amores perros

Thornton, N. (2003). Finding a Place in a Megalopolis: Mexico City in Amores perros. Film and Film Culture, 2, 43-50.

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2002

Playing the Macho: Challenging Masculinities in Spanish Film

Thornton, N. (2002). Playing the Macho: Challenging Masculinities in Spanish Film. Film and Film Culture, 1, 95-104.

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2000

Women Writing About Women and the Mexican Revolution

Thornton, N. (2000). Women Writing About Women and the Mexican Revolution. In N. Serrano (Ed.), Crossing Boundaries: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Latin America (pp. 232-245). Limerick: University of Limerick Press.

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1998

Pulling Down the Walls. The Politics of Testimonio

Thornton, N. (1998). Pulling Down the Walls. The Politics of Testimonio. Ropes, 6, 60-64.

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Undated

Writing Cinema. The Communicating Vessels of Literature and Film

Thornton, N. (n.d.). Writing Cinema. The Communicating Vessels of Literature and Film. In I. Sanchez Prado, A. Nogar, & J. Ramón Ruisánchez (Eds.), Cambridge History of Mexican Literature. Cambridge.

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