{"product_id":"digital-humanities-in-latin-america-9781683403753","title":"Digital Humanities in Latin America","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hemispheric view of the practice of digital humanities in the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking Americas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs digital media and technologies transform the study of the humanities around the world, this volume provides the first hemispheric view of the practice of digital humanities in the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking Americas. These essays examine how participation and research in new media have helped configure identities and collectivities in the region.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing case studies from throughout Latin America, including the United States Latinx community, contributors analyze documentary films, television series, and social media to show how digital technologies create hybrid virtual spaces and facilitate connections across borders. They investigate how Latinx bloggers and online activists navigate governmental restrictions in order to connect with the global online community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese essays also incorporate perspectives of race, gender, and class that challenge the assumption that technology is a democratizing force.   \u003ci\u003eDigital Humanities in Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the cultural, political, and social implications of the ways Latinx communities engage with new technologies. In doing so, it connects digital humanities research taking place in Latin America with that of the Anglophone world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Alonso   Morgan Ames   Eduard Arriaga   Anita Say Chan   Ricardo Dominguez   Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo   Héctor Fernández L’Hoeste   Jennifer M. Lozano   Ana Lígia Silva Medeiros   Gimena del Río Riande   Juan Carlos Rodríguez   Isabel Galina Russell   Angharad Valdivia   Anastasia Valecce   Cristina Venegas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA volume in the series Reframing Media, Technology, and Culture in Latin\/o America, edited by Héctor Fernández L’Hoeste and Juan Carlos Rodríguez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA series of dynamic essays that investigate and problematise the impact of technology and digital culture on Latinx America. . . . While ambitious in scope, the volume offers a diversity of perspectives and case studies that highlight the unique affordances and consequences of the digital divide throughout parts of the United States and Latin America.\" —\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Latin American Research \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A collection of excellent articles dealing with the impact of digital technologies and media in Latin American culture.\" —\u003ci\u003eRevista de Estudios Hispánicos\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHéctor Fernández L'Hoeste and Juan Carlos Rodríguez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Tech Disruption as Knowledge Production: Cuba and the Digital Humanities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCristina Venegas \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. The Media Machine: One Laptop per Child in Paraguay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMorgan Ames\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 3. Nation Branding: Neo Liberalism, Identity, and Social Media\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHéctor Fernández L'Hoeste \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. (In) Visible Cuba(s): Digital Conflict, Virtual Diasporas, and Cyber Mambises\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnastasia Valecce \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Digital Utopias, Latina\/o Mediated Realities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAngharad N. Valdivia \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. The Politics of Participation: La Bloga, Latino\/a Cultural Politics, and the Limits of Digital Participatory Culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJennifer Lozano \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Afrolatin@ Digital Humanites or Rethinking Inclusion in the Digital Humanities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEduard Arriaga \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Modularity, Mimesis and the Informatic Ideal: On Intersectional Struggles for Digital Human(itie)s in Latin America\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnita Say Chan \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. Cuban Digital Pedagogies and the Question of the Interface in Yaima Pardo's Offline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuan Carlos Rodríguez \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Carnival, Hybridity, and Latin American Digital Humor: The Ecuadorian Case of Enchufe.tv\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaul Alonso \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. No Blogger, No Cry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrlando Luis Pardo Lazo \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. Electronic Civil Disobedience (ECD): Before 9\/11 and After 9\/11\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRicardo Domínguez \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. On DH in Argentina, an Interview with Gimena del Rio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHéctor Fernández L'Hoeste and Juan Carlos Rodríguez \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14. On DH in Brazil, an Interview with Ana Lígia Medeiros\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHéctor Fernández L'Hoeste and Juan Carlos Rodríguez \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15. On DH in Mexico, an Interview with Isabel Galina Russell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHéctor Fernández L'Hoeste and Juan Carlos Rodríguez Coda\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Héctor Fernández L'Hoeste and Juan Carlos Rodríguez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorks Cited\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContributors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50469830263127,"sku":"9781683403753","price":22.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781683403753.jpg?v=1744896480","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/digital-humanities-in-latin-america-9781683403753","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}