Latina/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. Hernandez, 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.
Introduction: Latina/o/x Communication Studies: Current Considerations & Future Directions Chapter 1: Deconstructing "Build That Wall": A Latina/o Critical Communication Theory Analysis Chapter 2: Linguistic Capital: Latinx and English/Spanish Language Fluency Chapter 3: Latinidad, Heterogeneity, and Health Communication Scholarship: A Literature Review Analysis of Latina/o/x Representation Chapter 4: Evaluating a Webnovela's Effectiveness of HPV Vaccine Promotion among Latinas Chapter 5: A Latina Captain: Decentering Latinidad Through Audience Constructions in Dexter Chapter 6: El Chamizal: Cementing National Identity with a Concrete Canal on the Mexico/U.S. Border Chapter 7: Visions of the Border in Mexican Political Cartoons Chapter 8: Buen Vivir: Indigeneity, Environmental Activism, and Decolonial Organizing Chapter 9: Nepantla Activism in Braiding Borders+Trenzando Fronteras Chapter 10: Towards a Borderland Oratory: Within, Against, & Beyond Con Caracter, Animo, Y Grito Chapter 11: First-Generation Chicana/o Student Activism: A Narrative Analysis of the Impacts on Retention and Matriculation Chapter 12: On the Specters of Coloniality / A Letter to Latina/o/x Students Journeying through the Educational Pipeline Chapter 13: Vernaculars of Nos/Otros: A Collaborative Autoethnography of Mentoring Chapter 14: Lessons from My Battle Scars: Testimonio's Transformative Possibilities for Theory and Practice Conclusion: The Futures of Latina/o/x Communication Studies: A Platica with Senior Scholars
