Rodolfo Fernández
@rodolfofernandez.bsky.social
Historian of Mexico and Latin America
El Instituto, University of Connecticut
@tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social stan account.
El Instituto, University of Connecticut
@tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social stan account.
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Fresh from the oven, sans skulls #DiaDeMuertos
November 2, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Fresh from the oven, sans skulls #DiaDeMuertos
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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
November 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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
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Also from central Mexico, this is a particular favorite. Amor Eterno/Eternal Love. #DiaDeMuertos
November 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Also from central Mexico, this is a particular favorite. Amor Eterno/Eternal Love. #DiaDeMuertos
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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
November 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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
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This beautiful skull is from a trip to San Bartolo Coyotepec in Oaxaca.
November 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This beautiful skull is from a trip to San Bartolo Coyotepec in Oaxaca.
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These Catrinas were a gift from a group of indigenous women from Tlaxcala who visited @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social last year. #DiaDeMuertos
November 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
These Catrinas were a gift from a group of indigenous women from Tlaxcala who visited @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social last year. #DiaDeMuertos
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La Frida was added by another faculty member. We love her because she looks like she’s not to be messed with. #DiaDeMuertos
November 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
La Frida was added by another faculty member. We love her because she looks like she’s not to be messed with. #DiaDeMuertos
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A play on post-mortem photography. Got this little demon cameraman in Guanajuato, I believe. #DiaDeMuertos
October 31, 2025 at 9:34 PM
A play on post-mortem photography. Got this little demon cameraman in Guanajuato, I believe. #DiaDeMuertos
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This lovely funeral scene is one of my favorites. (A gift from my husband.)
October 31, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This lovely funeral scene is one of my favorites. (A gift from my husband.)
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This lady lost her body in one of our many moves, but we were thankful to keep her head and amazing hat intact.
October 31, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This lady lost her body in one of our many moves, but we were thankful to keep her head and amazing hat intact.
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A Catrina made from corn husks brings a touch of glamour.
October 31, 2025 at 9:23 PM
A Catrina made from corn husks brings a touch of glamour.
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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.
October 31, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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.
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November 1, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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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)
Prescription drug ads were once banned on broadcasts. But companies argued that infringed on free speech, and the drugs could help people. The FDA now permits pharmaceutical ads.
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Prescription drug ads were once banned on broadcasts. But companies argued that infringed on free speech, and the drugs could help people. The FDA now permits pharmaceutical ads.
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October 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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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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
#Elin #UConn
October 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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
#Elin #UConn
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"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. https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/indecent-disposal-fcc-and-the-censoring-of-late-night/
October 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"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. https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/indecent-disposal-fcc-and-the-censoring-of-late-night/
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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!
"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. https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/indecent-disposal-fcc-and-the-censoring-of-late-night/
October 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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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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. 🏴
October 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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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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
September 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Gut punch. CPB $ flowed to your local public stations. They need your support. Find your station here:
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down operations after loss of federal funding:
August 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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?
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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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...
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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July 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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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With thanks to the American Archive of Public Broadcasting americanarchive.org and the Bay Area Television Archive batv.quartexcollections.com!
American Archive of Public Broadcasting
A collaboration between GBH and the Library of Congress with a long-term vision to preserve and make accessible significant historical content created by public media.
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July 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
With thanks to the American Archive of Public Broadcasting americanarchive.org and the Bay Area Television Archive batv.quartexcollections.com!
Most Black Mirror episodes could have been an email.
June 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Most Black Mirror episodes could have been an email.
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This whole National Archives communication fuck-up was just about the worst thing to send out to a community already staring into the abyss.
June 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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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We’re hours away from fighter jets turning into eagles.
June 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
We’re hours away from fighter jets turning into eagles.