Battlefields, experiences, debates: Latin American struggles and digital media resistance: Introduction

Trere, Emiliano ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2496-4571 and Magallanes-Blanco, Claudia 2015. Battlefields, experiences, debates: Latin American struggles and digital media resistance: Introduction. International Journal of Communication 9 , pp. 3652-3661.

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Abstract

The role of digital communication within contemporary struggles in Latin America has not received the consideration it deserves, especially internationally in English-language scholarship. The articles in this Special Section aim to fill this gap and provide key guidelines to navigate the multifaceted tapestry of digital media resistance in Latin America. We illustrate that in the Latin American scenario digital technologies have been appropriated in multiple, even contradictory, ways to fight against inequalities, challenge highly concentrated media ecologies, create counterhegemonic spaces, and build bridges among organizations. Moreover, we point out that in order to understand the communicative dynamics of contemporary Latin American struggles it is necessary to establish a dialogue between diverse traditions and conceptual frameworks. We conclude by summarizing the arguments and reviewing the significance of the contributions to this Special Section

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Journalism, Media and Culture
Publisher:	University of California
ISSN:	1932-8036
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	10 October 2017
Last Modified:	02 May 2023 11:25
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/105346

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