by Amy Wright | Aug 14, 2025 | Blog
This summer, my family and I traveled to Istanbul, a city where East and West meet not just geographically, but narratively. Between ferry rides across the Bosphorus, endless cups of çay, and strolls through neighborhoods rich with history, I found myself thinking...
by Amy Wright | Jul 14, 2025 | Blog
This summer, my family and I traveled to Pune, India, to visit my in-laws—a much-needed time of reconnection, rest, and reflection after an intense academic year. Walking the vibrant streets of the old city, sharing meals across generations, and listening to family...
by Amy Wright | Jun 14, 2025 | Blog
In the ever-shifting landscape of contemporary television, few revivals feel as richly symbolic or as culturally layered, as the recent remake of El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar. Originally aired in 1988 during the twilight of Televisa’s golden age, the show was a...
by Amy Wright | May 23, 2025 | Blog
This past May, I had the distinct honor of participating in the 2024 Scholars Convening on the Telenovela, hosted by the Americas Society / Council of the Americas. Held in New York City on May 23, this intimate, invitation-only gathering brought together a vibrant...
by Amy Wright | Apr 26, 2025 | Blog
While in Mexico City this spring for the SECOLAS conference, I had the extraordinary privilege of visiting Miguel Sabido, the legendary writer, producer, and architect of socially conscious telenovelas in Mexico. Often called el maestro de la telenovela mexicana,...
by Amy Wright | Mar 24, 2025 | Blog
So much happened at the start of this year at the MLA convention that I couldn’t talk about it all in just one blog post. In addition to receiving an award for Serial Mexico, which was honored with an MLA Katherine Singer Kovács Honorable Mention, I had the...
