The Evolution of Popular Communication in Latin America
The Evolution of Popular Communication in Latin America

Author: Ana Cristina Suzina

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-05-19

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 3030625575

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This book brings together twelve contributions that trace the empirical-conceptual evolution of Popular Communication, associating it mainly with the context of inequalities in Latin America and with the creative and collective appropriation of communication and knowledge technologies as a strategy of resistance and hope for marginalized social groups. In this way, even while emphasizing the Latin American and even ancestral identity of this current of thought, this book positions it as an epistemology of the South capable of inspiring relevant reflections in an increasingly unequal and mediatized world. The volume’s contributors include both early-career and more established professionals and natives of seven countries in Latin America. Their contributions reflect on the epistemological roots of Popular Communication, and how those roots give rise to a research method, a pedagogy, and a practice, from decolonial perspectives.

The Routledge Companion to Public Relations
The Routledge Companion to Public Relations

Author: Donnalyn Pompper

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2022-11-01

Total Pages: 625

ISBN-13: 100072896X

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Public relations is a uniquely pervasive force in our modern economy, influencing every aspect of our lives from the personal to the political. This comprehensive volume provides an expert overview of current scholarship, reflecting the impact of technology, society, and demographic shifts in a complex global environment. The last century saw the emergence of the public relations discipline. This expertly curated collection explores the dynamic growth in thinking about public relations’ role in our changing global society, now and into the future. It reflects the challenges and perspectives of postcolonial, postmodern, feminist, critical race theory, social responsibility, sustainability, activist standpoints, as well as the profound and unpredictable impact of technological change and social media. Each chapter provides an overview of current knowledge and its roots, while engaging with emerging new directions and old debates – and advocates for where the research agenda is likely to advance in the future. This unique Companion will be an essential resource for students and researchers in public relations, communication, marketing, media, and cultural studies. It provides an authoritative reference for educators and a one-stop repository of public relations knowledge, scholarship, and debates for the enquiring professional.

Communicology of the South
Communicology of the South

Author: Carlos F. Del Valle Rojas

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-09-29

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 303108117X

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This book addresses new conceptual bases for thinking critically about communication as a necessary way in which to confront power, property and the market as part of the daily resistance of Latin American subaltern cultures. The chapters research an urgent field of situated knowledge and spark a much-needed dialogue. The editors view emancipatory communication experiences as disruptive acts of resistance, prompted mainly by social movements. These experiences have opened up political modes of communication by establishing a decolonising axis in the field of communication and reconstructing the history and memory of Latin America. This book is a valuable reference for researchers, academics and students interested in the role of communication and culture in processes of social transformation.

Pensamiento comunicacional latinoamericano
Pensamiento comunicacional latinoamericano

Author: José Marques de Melo

Publisher: Comunicacion Social

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 8496082571

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El Catedrático brasileño José Marques de Melo —el más prestigioso comunicólogo de América Latina— produce con este libro una obra capital para el estudio del pensamiento comunicacional latinoamericano, fruto de décadas de investigación y de un detenido examen de la acción permanente del poder. Los textos que componen esta obra fueron viendo la luz entre 1967 y 2007. «Se trata de una producción dispersa, fragmentada y de difícil acceso, quizás porque fue difundida en revistas científicas destinadas a públicos especializados, o porque fue diseminada en las actas de congresos y simposios, circulando en comunidades académicas cerradas o círculos intelectuales restringidos.» Por todo ello, multitud de profesores de toda América, Portugal y España, que recomiendan las lecturas de Marques de Melo en sus universidades, incentivaron al autor a reunir en una antología retrospectiva las reflexiones hechas a lo largo del tiempo sobre las diversas contribuciones latinoamericanas a la teoría de la comunicación. «Reuní los escritos en dos bloques temáticos que traducen la confrontación que polariza el campo académico de la comunicación; condicionado a su vez por el aparato político dominante, o situado bajo el control del estamento intelectual hegemónico. En otras palabras, oscilando entre el poder y el saber.» La primera parte de esta obra pone el énfasis en el amplio universo de la política, documentando toda la segunda mitad del siglo XX e interpretando sucesos ubicados en las dos coyunturas definidoras del periodo, la guerra fría y la globalización. La segunda parte se restringe al ámbito puramente académico, rescatando las tendencias notables en los dos espacios que brindan identidad a tales comunidades cerradas: la enseñanza y la investigación. «Contribuir al fortalecimiento de la autoestima latinoamericana es la verdadera intención de este libro.» En palabras del comunicólogo mexicano Mario Nieves, Marques de Melo nos desvela «el saber construido por sus predecesores y contemporáneos a lo largo de sucesivas generaciones.» En resumen, este libro es un notable ejercicio de reflexividad sobre el saber y el poder en el ámbito del pensamiento latinoamericano en comunicación.

Citizen Media and Practice
Citizen Media and Practice

Author: Hilde Stephansen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-10-28

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1351247352

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This groundbreaking collection advances understanding of the concept of media practices by critically interrogating its relevance for the study of citizen and activist media. Media as practice has emerged as a powerful approach to understanding the media’s significance in contemporary society. Bringing together contributions from leading scholars in sociology, media and communication, social movement and critical data studies, this book stimulates dialogue across previously separate traditions of research on citizen and activist media practices and stakes out future directions for research in this burgeoning interdisciplinary field. Framed by a foreword by Nick Couldry and a substantial introductory chapter by the editors, contributions to the volume trace the roots and appropriations of the concept of media practice in Latin American communication theory; reflect on the relationship between activist agency and technological affordances; explore the relevance of the media practice approach for the study of media activism, including activism that takes media as its central object of struggle; and demonstrate the significance of the media practice approach for understanding processes of mediatization and datafication. Offering both a comprehensive introduction to scholarship on citizen media and practice and a cutting-edge exploration of a novel theoretical framework, the book is ideal for students and experienced scholars alike.