The Latina/o Problematic

Categories and Questions in Media Communication Research

Bibliographic Data

ID13105233
AuthorsEsteban Del Río (University of San Diego, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume30
Issue1
Pages387-429
Publication date2006-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnals of the International Communication Association (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2380-8977 • E-ISSN: 2380-8985
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23808985.2006.11679062
OpenAlexW2498260419
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited21

This chapter examines the field of Latina/o media studies as an emergent and highly relevant area of study in communication research. Beginning with the assumption that Latinas/os constitute an imagined community, I argue for a communication approach to the study of Latina/o unity in the United States. I explore some of the politics, purposes, and problematics of Latina/o coherence and chart the negative regimes of representation that define Latinidad in general market cultural expressions by reviewing film criticism and media content analysis literature that paint a picture of consistent marginalization and persistent racist stereotypes. I argue for a consideration of theories of articulation and classification to address the unifying problematic in expressions of Latinidad in mainstream culture and discuss different domains that communication scholars interrogate to study the possibilities and consequences of Latina/o coherence. The transdisciplinary and critical nature of Latina/o media studies makes this fertile ground, not only for those who study media communication, but also for scholars of interaction and institutions who try to enhance understandings of communication dynamics in diverse cultures and problematize the rationality of human categorization

Media studies · Political science · Sociology · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Radio, Podcasts, and Digital Media · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology

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