en Pointing at J.R. again.: An approach to Neo-baroque aesthetics through Dallas
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Dallas, globalization, ideology, Neo-baroque, serialityCopyright (c) 2022 José Antonio Roch Ortega
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Abstract
This article starts from the consideration that postmodern time treasures a Neo-baroque aesthetic that has been taking shape since the eighties in parallel with the development of globalization and neoliberalism. Thus, seeking to approach the aesthetic expression of that time, in this work we will propose that Dallas (CBS, 1978-1991) is a key work in the development and establishment of central Neo-baroque poetics. To do this, we will look at the last episode of its third season, "A divided family", as a point of reference from which to develop three fundamental concepts to understand the series in particular and the Neo-baroque in general: ideology, seriality and globalization.
Key words: Dallas, globalization, ideology, Neo-baroque, seriality.
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