Publications
Selected publications
- YouTube as Archive: Fans, Gender and Mexican Film Stars Online (Chapter - 2017)
- Paraíso ¿Cuánto pesa el amor?: Challenging the Neoliberal in Mexican Cinema (Chapter - 2018)
- Latin American film in the digital age (Chapter - 2017)
- Re-Framing Mexican Women’s Filmmaking: the case of Marcela Fernandez Violante (Chapter - 2017)
- Women's (r)evolutions in Mexican cinema (Chapter - 2017)
2024
Stories that Make History: Mexico through Elena Poniatowska’s ‘Crónicas’ by Lynn Stephen (review)
Thornton, N. (2024). Stories that Make History: Mexico through Elena Poniatowska’s ‘Crónicas’ by Lynn Stephen (review). Modern Language Review, 119(3), 422-423. doi:10.1353/mlr.2024.a930833
Centenary Paper: Mutuality, Community and Collectivity: The Book Review and Thinking in Public
THORNTON, N. (2024). Centenary Paper: Mutuality, Community and Collectivity: The Book Review and Thinking in Public. Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, 101(3), 279-287. doi:10.3828/bhs.2024.20
2023
María Félix A Mexican Film Star and Her Legacy
Thornton, N. (2023). María Félix A Mexican Film Star and Her Legacy. Boydell & Brewer.
Reviews of Books
EHRLICHER, H., ARDILA, J. A. G., REGUERA, J. M., BENSON, K. E. N., FRAU, J., SCHARM, H., . . . TEICHERT, E. (2023). Reviews of Books. Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, 100(2), 259-273. doi:10.3828/bhs.2023.18
2022
Multiplatform Media in Mexico: Growth and Change Since 2010, Paul Julian Smith (2019)
Thornton, N. (2022). Multiplatform Media in Mexico: Growth and Change Since 2010, Paul Julian Smith (2019). Studies in Spanish & Latin American Cinemas, 19(1), 122-124. doi:10.1386/slac_00073_5
Bridges, streams and dams: The multiple negotiated strategies of distribution and access in Latin American cinema
Thornton, N. (2022). Bridges, streams and dams: The multiple negotiated strategies of distribution and access in Latin American cinema. In World Cinema on Demand: Global Film Cultures in the Era of Online Distribution (pp. 47-68).
2021
Reviews of Books
Sánchez-Blanco, R. B., Zubillaga, C., Arbesú, D., Jones Corredera, E., Dupont, D., Sleeman, M., . . . Thornton, N. (2021). Reviews of Books. Bulletin of Spanish Studies, 98(10), 1719-1738. doi:10.1080/14753820.2021.2019488
Reviews of Books
ZUWIYYA, D., CARRERA, E., GARCÍA, M., ARDILA, J. A. G., RODRÍGUEZ, E. M., CAMAYD-FREIXAS, E., . . . TORRES, S. (2021). Reviews of Books. Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, 98(7), 703-715. doi:10.3828/bhs.2021.42
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's melodramatic masculinities
Thornton, N. (2021). Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's melodramatic masculinities. STUDIES IN SPANISH & LATIN AMERICAN CINEMAS, 18(1), 57-72. doi:10.1386/slac_00036_1
Brews and brows: shaping stories from eyebrows to scousebrows
Greene, L., & Thornton, N. (2021). Brews and brows: shaping stories from eyebrows to scousebrows. Screen, 61(4), 646-654. doi:10.1093/screen/hjaa055
2020
1976 and the Traumatic Memory of 1968: Felipe Cazals and Servando González Grapple with the Aftermath and the Perpetrator Archive
Thornton, N. (2020). 1976 and the Traumatic Memory of 1968: Felipe Cazals and Servando González Grapple with the Aftermath and the Perpetrator Archive. In N. Thornton, & M. Haddu (Eds.), Legacies of the Past: Memory and Trauma in Mexican Visual and Screen Cultures. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Legacies of the Past: Memory and Trauma in Mexican Visual and Screen Cultures
Thornton, N., & Haddu, M. (2020). Legacies of the Past: Memory and Trauma in Mexican Visual and Screen Cultures. N. Thornton, & M. Haddu (Eds.), Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Retrieved from https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-legacies-of-the-past.html
Tastemakers and Tastemaking: Mexico and Curated Screen Violence
Thornton, N. (2020). Tastemakers and Tastemaking: Mexico and Curated Screen Violence. New York: SUNY Press. Retrieved from http://www.sunypress.edu/p-6975-tastemakers-and-tastemaking.aspx
Adriana Estrada Álvarez, Nicolás Défossé and Diego Zavala Scherer (eds), Cine Político en México (1968–2017)
Thornton, N. (2020). Adriana Estrada Álvarez, Nicolás Défossé and Diego Zavala Scherer (eds), Cine Político en México (1968–2017). Screen, 61(3), 492-496. doi:10.1093/screen/hjaa038
Reviews of Books
CATLOS, B. A., GÓMEZ-BRAVO, A. M., DUPONT, D., O’DWYER, M., BARREIRO, D. M., MARTÍN, R. M., . . . YAGÜE, M. S. (2020). Reviews of Books. Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, 97(8), 887-897. doi:10.3828/bhs.2020.51
Introduction: Legacies of the Past: Memory and Trauma in Mexican Visual and Screen Culture,
Thornton, N. (n.d.). Introduction: Legacies of the Past: Memory and Trauma in Mexican Visual and Screen Culture,. In N. Thornton (Ed.), Legacies of the Past: Memory and Trauma in Mexican Visual and Screen Cultures. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Public intellectuals
Leen, C., & Thornton, N. (2020). Public intellectuals. In The Routledge Handbook to the Culture and Media of the Americas (pp. 203-214). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781351064705-18
2019
La perdición de los hombres (2000): Beyond Melodrama and Its Variations
Thornton, N. (2019). La perdición de los hombres (2000): Beyond Melodrama and Its Variations. In The Films of Arturo Ripstein (pp. 257-275). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-22956-6_13
Reviews
Cosentino, O., Thornton, N., Pinazza, N., Fredrick, S., & Ripley, M. (2019). Reviews. Studies in Spanish & Latin American Cinemas, 16(3), 423-437. doi:10.1386/slac_00008_5
What happens in clipperton..: Criminality and trauma in Isla de pasión (1989) by Laura Restrepo and Isla de bobos (2007) by Ana García Bergua
Thornton, N. (2019). What happens in clipperton..: Criminality and trauma in Isla de pasión (1989) by Laura Restrepo and Isla de bobos (2007) by Ana García Bergua. In Crime Scenes: Latin American Crime Fiction from the 1960s to the 2010s (pp. 45-65).
Reviews of Books
Zinato, A., Collins, M. S., Dupont, D., Deyros, M. M., Casanova, R. O., Filho, C. C., . . . Ogden, R. (2019). Reviews of Books. Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, 96(2), 217-231. doi:10.3828/bhs.2019.13
MEXICAN TRANSNATIONAL CINEMA AND LITERATURE
Thornton, N. (2019). MEXICAN TRANSNATIONAL CINEMA AND LITERATURE. STUDIES IN SPANISH & LATIN AMERICAN CINEMAS, 16(3), 426-427. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2018
Reviews of Books
Santana, M., Thornton, N., Noble, F., Penn, S., Fontanella, L., Blejmar, J., . . . Escobari, L. Q. (2018). Reviews of Books. Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies, 2(2), 335-355. doi:10.1080/24741604.2018.1512774
Reviews of Books
Thornton, N., Penn, S., Viejo, B., Ryan, L., Venkatesh, V., Gutiérrez-Albilla, J. D., . . . Risner, J. (2018). Reviews of Books. Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies, 2(1), 137-166. doi:10.1080/24741604.2018.1463763
Paraíso ¿Cuánto pesa el amor?: Challenging the Neoliberal in Mexican Cinema
Thornton, N. (2018). Paraíso ¿Cuánto pesa el amor?: Challenging the Neoliberal in Mexican Cinema. In Contemporary Latin American Cinema (pp. 83-98). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-77010-9_5
Reviews of Books
Montenegro, G., Ardila, J. A. G., Ferrero, N. V., Mabrey, M. C., Gray, C., Zavala, L., . . . Foster, D. W. (2018). Reviews of Books. Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, 95(1), 113-132. doi:10.3828/bhs.2018.7
2017
Women's (r)evolutions in Mexican cinema
Thornton, N. (2017). Women's (r)evolutions in Mexican cinema. In The Routledge Companion to World Cinema (pp. 122-135).
Latin American film in the digital age
Aguilar, G., Lacunza, M., & Thornton, N. (2017). Latin American film in the digital age. In The Routledge Companion to Latin American Cinema (pp. 358-374).
YouTube as Archive: Fans, Gender and Mexican Film Stars Online
Thornton, N. (2017). YouTube as Archive: Fans, Gender and Mexican Film Stars Online. In S. Yu, & G. Austin (Eds.), Revisiting Star Studies. Edinburgh University Press. Retrieved from https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-revisiting-star-studies.html
Re-Framing Mexican Women’s Filmmaking: the case of Marcela Fernandez Violante
Thornton, N. R. (2017). Re-Framing Mexican Women’s Filmmaking: the case of Marcela Fernandez Violante. In D. Martin, & D. Shaw (Eds.), Latin American Women Filmmakers: Production, Politics, Poetics (pp. 197-216). London: IB Tauris. doi:10.5040/9781350987012.ch-008
Modern Languages and the Digital: The Shape of the Discipline
Taylor, C. (n.d.). Modern Languages and the Digital: The Shape of the Discipline. Modern Languages Open, 0(0). doi:10.3828/mlo.v0i0.156
Book Reviews
Aldana Reyes, X., Barrett, J., Deakin, P., Shail, R., Thornton, N., & Watson, T. J. (2017). Book Reviews. Film Studies, 16(1), 103-114. doi:10.7227/fs.16.0009
TRANSIENCE AND PERMANENCE IN ONLINE SELVES: A personal refl ection
Thornton, N. (2017). TRANSIENCE AND PERMANENCE IN ONLINE SELVES: A personal refl ection. In The Routledge Companion to Inter-American Studies (pp. 263-270). doi:10.4324/9781315644981-32
Where Cabaret Meets Revolution: The Prostitute at War in Mexican Film
Thornton, N. R. (2017). Where Cabaret Meets Revolution: The Prostitute at War in Mexican Film. In D. Hipkins, & K. Taylor-Jones (Eds.), Prostitution and Sex Work in Global Cinema: New Takes on Fallen Women (pp. 131-146). London: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-64608-4_7
2016
Writing cinema: the communicating vessels of literature and film
Thornton, N. R. (2016). Writing cinema: the communicating vessels of literature and film. In I. Sánchez Prado, A. M. Nogar, & J. R. Ruisánchez Serra (Eds.), A History of Mexican Literature (pp. 411-425). Cambridge University Press.
2015
Mexican Cinema
Thornton, N. (n.d.). Mexican Cinema. doi:10.1093/obo/9780199791286-0170
Reviews of Books
Hijano Villegas, M., Vieira, E., Imperiale, L., Campbell, J., Casal, R. C., Wood, O. N., . . . Penn, S. (2015). Reviews of Books. Bulletin of Spanish Studies, 92(4), 607-650. doi:10.1080/14753820.2015.1019725
Mexican Film
Thornton, N. (2015). Mexican Film. Oxford Bibliographies.
2014
Pacific Rim
Thornton, N. (n.d.). Pacific Rim. In The Transnational Fantasies of Guillermo del Toro. Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1057/9781137407849.0014
International Perspectives on Chicana/o Studies: 'This World is My Place'
Thornton, N., & Leen, C. (Eds.) (2014). International Perspectives on Chicana/o Studies: 'This World is My Place'. London and New York: Routledge.
Pacific Rim: Reception, Readings, and Authority
Thornton, N. (2014). Pacific Rim: Reception, Readings, and Authority. In A. Davies, D. Shaw, & D. Tierney (Eds.), The Transnational Fantasies of Guillermo del Toro (pp. 175-200). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Painting, Literature and Film in Colombian Feminine Culture, 1940-2005: Of Border Guards, Nomads and Women.
Thornton, N. (2014). Painting, Literature and Film in Colombian Feminine Culture, 1940-2005: Of Border Guards, Nomads and Women.. AMERICAS, 70(3), 573-574. doi:10.1353/tam.2014.0043
2013
Reviews of Books
Mackenzie, I., Carreres, Á., Noriega-Sánchez, M., Anipa, K., Anipa, K., Ingram, K., . . . Davis, S. (2013). Reviews of Books. Bulletin of Spanish Studies, 90(7), 1187-1231. doi:10.1080/14753820.2013.839149
Book Reviews
Dapena, G., Cerdán, J., Noble, F., & Thornton, N. (2013). Book Reviews. Studies in Spanish & Latin American Cinemas, 10(2), 235-245. doi:10.1386/slac.10.2.235_5
International Perspectives on Chicana/o Studies
Leen, C., & Thornton, N. (Eds.) (n.d.). International Perspectives on Chicana/o Studies. In . Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203486832
My Super Sweet Fifteen: The Internationalisation of Quinceañeras in Literature and Film
Thornton, N. (2013). My Super Sweet Fifteen: The Internationalisation of Quinceañeras in Literature and Film. In International Perspectives on Chicana/o Studies: “This World Is My Place” (pp. 53-69). doi:10.4324/9780203486832-7
My Super Sweet Fifteen: the Internationalisation of Quinceañeras in Literature and Film
Thornton, N. (2013). My Super Sweet Fifteen: the Internationalisation of Quinceañeras in Literature and Film. In C. Leen, & N. Thornton (Eds.), This World is My Place: International Perspectives on Chicana/o Studies (pp. NP). New York and London: Routledge.
Revolution and Rebellion in Mexican Film
Thornton, N. (2013). Revolution and Rebellion in Mexican Film. London: Bloomsbury Publishing.
Wide-eyed Boys and Star Kids: Children and Violence in Voces inocentes (2004) and La lengua de las mariposas (1999)
Thornton, N. (2013). Wide-eyed Boys and Star Kids: Children and Violence in Voces inocentes (2004) and La lengua de las mariposas (1999). In J. Riordan-Goncalves, & P. Swier (Eds.), Dictatorships in the Hispanic World (pp. 267-287). Lanham, Maryland & Portsmouth: Rowman & Littlefield.
Zapata on Film: Dreams, Nightmares, Realities
Thornton, N. (2013). Zapata on Film: Dreams, Nightmares, Realities. In T. Altenberg (Ed.), Imagining the Revolution: Versions and Visions in Literature and Visual Culture (pp. 157-173). Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Press.
2012
'It just looks like more of Texas': Journeys and Travel Narratives in the Western
Thornton, N. (2012). 'It just looks like more of Texas': Journeys and Travel Narratives in the Western. In W. Raussert, & G. Martínez-Zalce (Eds.), (Re)Discovering 'America' Road Movies and Other Travel Narratives in North America / (Re)Descubriendo 'América' Road movie y otras narrativas de viaje en América del Norte (pp. 93-104). Trier & Arizona: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier & Bilingual Press / Editorial Bilingüe.
Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden: Writers Crossing Digital Border
Thornton, N. (2012). Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden: Writers Crossing Digital Border. Forum for Inter-American Research, 5(1). Retrieved from http://www.interamerica.de/volume-5-1/thornton/
The 'Noughties' in the Hispanic and Lusophone World,
Thornton, N., & Bacon, K. (Eds.) (2012). The 'Noughties' in the Hispanic and Lusophone World,. Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Press.
2011
Reviews of Books
Drayson, E., Rodríguez-Solás, D., Strathern, A., Suárez, J. L., Parra, E. D. R., Jones, J. A., . . . Harmer, T. (2011). Reviews of Books. Bulletin of Spanish Studies, 88(3), 405-448. doi:10.1080/14753820.2011.574367
Valentinas, Coronelas, Soldaderas: Explosive Women in Mexican Film
Thornton, N. (2011). Valentinas, Coronelas, Soldaderas: Explosive Women in Mexican Film. The Colorado Review of Hispanic Studies, 8. Retrieved from http://spanish.colorado.edu/content/volume-8-9
2010
Ana Garcia Bergua's Purpura: Gay Narrative and the Boom Femenino in Mexico
Thornton, N. (2010). Ana Garcia Bergua's Purpura: Gay Narrative and the Boom Femenino in Mexico. In The Boom Femenino in Mexico: Reading Contemporary Women's Writing. Newcastle Upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Being Fruity in the Big City: re-membering the past in Enrique Serna's Fruta verde
Thornton, N. (2010). Being Fruity in the Big City: re-membering the past in Enrique Serna's Fruta verde. In V. Carpenter (Ed.), (Re)Collecting the Past: History and Collective Memory in Latin American Narrative (pp. 145-165). Bern: Peter Lang.
The Legacy of Mexico 1968 on Film in Y si placticamos de octubre (1981) by Maryse Sistach and Francisca, ¿De qué lado estás? (2002) by Eva López Sánchez
Thornton, N. (2010). The Legacy of Mexico 1968 on Film in Y si placticamos de octubre (1981) by Maryse Sistach and Francisca, ¿De qué lado estás? (2002) by Eva López Sánchez. In P. O'Byrne, C. Gabrielle, & N. Thornton (Eds.), Transcultural Encounters: Film, Literature, Art (pp. 195-208). Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Press.
Transcultural Encounters: Film, Literature, Art.
Thornton, N., O'Byrne, P., & Carty, G. (Eds.) (2010). Transcultural Encounters: Film, Literature, Art.. Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Press.
YouTube: transnational fandom and Mexican divas
Thornton, N. (2010). YouTube: transnational fandom and Mexican divas. Transnational Cinemas, 1(1), 53-67. doi:10.1386/trac.1.1.53/1
2008
From the City Looking Out, Out of the City Looking In
THORNTON, N. (2008). From the City Looking Out, Out of the City Looking In. Bulletin of Latin American Research, 27(4), 501-518. doi:10.1111/j.1470-9856.2008.00281.x
Special Section Introduction: Imagining the Impossible: Textual and Visual Negotiations of the City in Latin America
WILLIAMS, C., & THORNTON, N. (2008). Special Section Introduction: Imagining the Impossible: Textual and Visual Negotiations of the City in Latin America. Bulletin of Latin American Research, 27(4), 463-464. doi:10.1111/j.1470-9856.2008.00279.x
2007
Body, Nation, and Identity: Guillermo Gómez-Peña's Performances on the Web
Thornton, N. (2007). Body, Nation, and Identity: Guillermo Gómez-Peña's Performances on the Web. In Latin American Cyberculture and Cyberliterature (pp. 111-122). Liverpool University Press. doi:10.5949/upo9781846313462.007
Book Reviews
Twomey, L., Black, S., Thornton, N., & Longhurst, A. (2007). Book Reviews. International Journal of Iberian Studies, 20(3), 243-250. doi:10.1386/ijis.20.3.243_5
Book Reviews
O'Donnell, H., Twomey,, L., Gravan, M. L., Boalch, N., Ros, C., & Thornton, N. (2007). Book Reviews. International Journal of Iberian Studies, 20(1), 79-88. doi:10.1386/ijis.20.1.79_5
In the Line of Fire: Love and Violence in Mastretta and Belli
Thornton, N. (2007). In the Line of Fire: Love and Violence in Mastretta and Belli. In N. Thornton, & P. Kumaraswami (Eds.), Revolucionarias: Gender and Revolution in Latin America (pp. 217-237). Bern: Peter Lang.
Revolucionarias: Gender and Revolution in Latin America
Kumaraswami, P., & Thornton, N. (Eds.) (2007). Revolucionarias: Gender and Revolution in Latin America. Bern: Peter Lang.
Travelling Tales: Mobility and Transculturation in Contemporary Latin American Film
Thornton, N. (2007). Travelling Tales: Mobility and Transculturation in Contemporary Latin American Film. Film and Film Culture, 4, 31-40.
Where Cuba Meets Mexico: Alejo Carpentier and Elena Garro
Thornton, N. (2007). Where Cuba Meets Mexico: Alejo Carpentier and Elena Garro. In A. Pearson-Evans, & A. Leahy (Eds.), Intercultural Spaces: Language, Culture and Identity (pp. 257-273). Bern: Peter Lang.
2006
(Trans)gendered lines in conflict:: Jesusa in Elena!Poniatowska's '<i>Hasta no Verte Jesu's Mio</i>'
Thornton, N. (2006). (Trans)gendered lines in conflict:: Jesusa in Elena!Poniatowska's '<i>Hasta no Verte Jesu's Mio</i>'. BULLETIN OF HISPANIC STUDIES, 83(1), 87-101. doi:10.3828/bhs.83.1.7
Women and the Novela de la Revolución in Mexico
Thornton, N. (2006). Women and the Novela de la Revolución in Mexico. New York and Lampeter: Edwin Mellen Press.
2003
Finding a Place in a Megalopolis: Mexico City in Amores perros
Thornton, N. (2003). Finding a Place in a Megalopolis: Mexico City in Amores perros. Film and Film Culture, 2, 43-50.
2002
Playing the Macho: Challenging Masculinities in Spanish Film
Thornton, N. (2002). Playing the Macho: Challenging Masculinities in Spanish Film. Film and Film Culture, 1, 95-104.
2000
Women Writing About Women and the Mexican Revolution
Thornton, N. (2000). Women Writing About Women and the Mexican Revolution. In N. Serrano (Ed.), Crossing Boundaries: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Latin America (pp. 232-245). Limerick: University of Limerick Press.
1998
Pulling Down the Walls. The Politics of Testimonio
Thornton, N. (1998). Pulling Down the Walls. The Politics of Testimonio. Ropes, 6, 60-64.
Undated
Re-Framing Independence in Mexican Cinema: Marcela Fernández Violante a Pioneering Filmmaker
Thornton, N. (n.d.). Re-Framing Independence in Mexican Cinema: Marcela Fernández Violante a Pioneering Filmmaker. In D. Martin, & D. Shaw (Eds.), Latin American Women Filmmakers: Production, Politics, Poetics. IB Tauris.
Writing Cinema. The Communicating Vessels of Literature and Film
Thornton, N. (n.d.). Writing Cinema. The Communicating Vessels of Literature and Film. In I. Sanchez Prado, A. Nogar, & J. Ramón Ruisánchez (Eds.), Cambridge History of Mexican Literature. Cambridge.