{"title":"Capturing the contradictory beauty of Mexico City in The Romanoffs","authors":"Angélica Lozano‐Alonso","doi":"10.1111/jpcu.13352","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jpcu.13352","url":null,"abstract":"Through a cultural studies approach to identity and spatial studies, this article considers how the spaces and communities of “Panorama” of The Romanoffs series paint a fuller visual portrait of contemporary Mexico City then first meets the eye. For every scene that celebrates the wealth of Mexico City and tourist landmarks, there is a parallel one that shows Mexico's poverty or working‐class communities. “Panorama” is a love story to Mexico City that showcases the many identities contained in the multifaceted capital, exposes injustice, and ultimately aligns itself with those who are disenfranchised.","PeriodicalId":510715,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Popular Culture","volume":" 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141366636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}