Silver Screen Sovereignty: Mexican Film And The Intersections Of Reproductive Labor And Biopolitics by Laura Michelle Herbert A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Romance Languages and Literatures: Spanish) in The University of Michigan 2017 Doctoral Committee: Professor Gareth Williams, Chair Associate Professor Colin Gunckel Associate Professor Lawrence M. La Fountain-Stokes Assistant Professor Daniel J. Nemser Laura M. Herbert
[email protected] ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3733-5088 © Laura M. Herbert, 2017 Dedication To my parents, Susan and John Herbert, with gratitude and love. ii Acknowledgements My sincerest thanks to my committee members, my chair Gareth Williams, Colin Gunckel, Lawrence LaFountain-Stokes, and Daniel Nemser for their generous use of their time, expertise, and patience. I am truly grateful to have had this opportunity. I also wish to thank Professor Bill Nericcio, Dr. Emma Flores, and Alana Rodríguez for their mentorship. It meant so much to have you all in my corner and I hope one day to be able to support other people the way that you all supported me. Thanks to the many friends, colleagues, and comrades who gave me support and solidarity during this process. In particular, I am indebted to Noor Ahmad, Erika Almenara, Paige Andersson, Maryam Aziz, Elizabeth Barrios, Juanita Bernal Benavides, Jen Bowles, Michelle Cornelison, Mick D’Arcy, Kim Daley, Loren Dobkin, Catalina Esguerra, Amelia Frank-Vitale, Karen Frazier, Jocelyn Frelier, Nora Fritz, Eduardo