a media theory of the U.S.-Mexico underground Llamas-Rodriguez, Juan creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. mnu 2023 monographic eng 1 online resource (236 pages) : illustrations "Analyzing the technologies, institutional politics, narrative tropes, and aesthetic decisions that go into showing border tunnels across multiple forms of media, Juan Llamas-Rodriguez argues that we cannot properly address border issues without attending to-and fully understanding-the fraught relationship between their representation and reality"-- Introduction : a media theory of the border tunnel -- TV news and spectacle -- Reality TV and performativity -- Digital animation and plasticity -- First-person shooters and racialization -- Speculative design and sustainability -- Conclusion : media theory from the border tunnel. Juan Llamas-Rodriguez. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Mexican-American Border Region In mass media Border crossing In mass media Borderlands In mass media Tunnels In mass media United States Emigration and immigration SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies P96.M49 L55 2023 Llamas-Rodriguez, Juan. Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2023] (DLC) 2023012200 9781452969770 1452969779 9781452969763 1452969760 2023012201 22573/cats1220810 JSTOR https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=3578501 https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=3578501 EBZ 230430 20251029164106.0 on1402262350 eng