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Given the complex multidirectional global flows of programming that mark the current era, we must interrogate the power dynamics at play when American programming is translated for foreign audiences. I do so in this project using the Latin American dub of the U.S. television series Glee as a case study. Beyond comparing and contrasting Glee and its Latin American dub, this project has two primary interventions within the field of global television studies. First, this project modifies theorizations of dubbing norms and constraints to include industrial elements. I build on prior research into technical and cultural aspects of adaptation by …