{"product_id":"latinaox-communication-studies-9781498558778","title":"Latinaox Communication Studies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLatina\/o\/x Communication Studies: Theories, Methods, and Practice spotlights contemporary Latina\/o\/x Communication Studies research in various theoretical, methodological, and academic contexts. Leandra H. Hernández, Diana I. Bowen, Sara De Los Santos Upton, and Amanda R. Martinez have assembled a collection of case studies that focus on health, media, rhetoric, identity, organizations, the environment, and academia. Contributors expand upon previous Latina\/o\/x Communication Studies scholarship by examining identity and academic experiences in our current political climate; the role of language, identity, and Latinidades in health and media contexts; and the role of social activism in rhetorical, environmental, organizational, and border studies contexts. Scholars of communication, Latin American Studies, rhetoric, and sociology will find this book particularly useful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLatina\/o\/x Communication Studies: Theories, Methods and Practice gives a comprehensive look at the varied landscape that is Latina\/o\/x studies in the field of communication. The editors and contributors bring readers through a variety of topics, doing a fully-researched deep dive and do an excellent job addressing an important, and often understudied, area. This book is a valuable resource for all scholars who are seeking to have a firm understanding of the importance and pervasiveness of Latina\/o\/x Communication Studies. Well written and well-constructed, this book is a reminder of the cultural values implicitly embedded in how scholars do what we do. -- Jennifer Willis-Rivera, University of Wisconsin River Falls\u003cbr\u003eWritten by and for a Latina\/o\/x audience, this important book offers insights missing from much of the academic literature on “Hispanic” populations. The editors provide a thorough and accessible overview of contemporary Latina\/o\/x communication studies and issues with insights from the field’s leading and most promising young scholars. Well written, organized, and accessible, this book makes a significant contribution to the field. -- Frank G. Pérez, University of Texas at El Paso\u003cbr\u003eRevolutionary and revelatory, this book is an essential read for students, professors, staff, and administrators seeking positive change! The editors have curated a volume of important and timely works by Latina\/o\/x Communication scholars. This anthology advances illuminating insights through three main sections: Latina\/o\/x Communication: Theory, Method, \u0026amp; Representation, Latina\/o\/x Border Studies, Rhetorics, \u0026amp; Social Movements and Latina\/o\/x Experiences in Academic Contexts. This book provides readers with much needed inspiration at a paramount point in our history. -- Teresita (Tere) Garza, St. Edward's University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Latina\/o\/x Communication Studies: Current Considerations \u0026amp; Future Directions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Deconstructing “Build That Wall”: A Latina\/o Critical Communication Theory Analysis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Linguistic Capital: Latinx and English\/Spanish Language Fluency\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Latinidad, Heterogeneity, and Health Communication Scholarship: A Literature Review Analysis of Latina\/o\/x Representation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Evaluating a Webnovela’s Effectiveness of HPV Vaccine Promotion among Latinas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: A Latina Captain: Decentering Latinidad Through Audience Constructions in Dexter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: El Chamizal: Cementing National Identity with a Concrete Canal on the México\/U.S. Border\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Visions of the Border in Mexican Political Cartoons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: Buen Vivir: Indigeneity, Environmental Activism, and Decolonial Organizing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: Nepantla Activism in Braiding Borders+Trenzando Fronteras\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10: Towards a Borderland Oratory: Within, Against, \u0026amp; Beyond Con Carácter, Ánimo, Y Grito\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11: First-Generation Chicana\/o Student Activism: A Narrative Analysis of the Impacts on Retention and Matriculation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12: On the Specters of Coloniality \/ A Letter to Latina\/o\/x Students Journeying through the Educational Pipeline\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13: Vernaculars of Nos\/Otros: A Collaborative Autoethnography of Mentoring\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14: Lessons from My Battle Scars: Testimonio’s Transformative Possibilities for Theory and Practice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: The Futures of Latina\/o\/x Communication Studies: A Plática with Senior Scholars","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040775930199,"sku":"9781498558778","price":36.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498558778.jpg?v=1750947806","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/latinaox-communication-studies-9781498558778","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}