A Good Neighbor, In Print: Politics, propaganda, and the consumption of Selecciones del Reader's Digest in Buenos Aires (1940-1960)

Author

Lisa Ubelaker Andrade , '06

Date of Award

2006

Document Type

Restricted Thesis

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Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Department

History Department

First Advisor

Diego Armus

Abstract

Ubelaker-Andrade examines the cultural and political impact of Selecciones del Reader’s Digest in Buenos Aires, Argentina between 1940 and 1959. This thesis analyzes the intended Good Neighbor propaganda put into Selecciones by American writers, illustrators, and editors, but also the magazine’s interpretation in Buenos Aires as evident through interviews. Ubelaker-Andrade uses Selecciones itself, other periodicals, contemporary books, and secondary sources to present her argument. The vast popularity of the magazine allowed it to reach wide audiences and weave together transnational messages with the local meaning its readers brought to it.

Comments

Recipient of the Paul H. Beik Prize in History, awarded in 2006.

Recommended Citation

Ubelaker Andrade, Lisa , '06, "A Good Neighbor, In Print: Politics, propaganda, and the consumption of Selecciones del Reader's Digest in Buenos Aires (1940-1960)" (2006). Senior Theses, Projects, and Awards. 526.
https://works.swarthmore.edu/theses/526