| Latina/O Communication Studies: Theorizing Performance Contributor(s): Nakayama, Thomas K. (Editor), Calafell, Bernadette Marie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820481823 ISBN-13: 9780820481821 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $41.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies |
| Dewey: 973.046 |
| LCCN: 2007035022 |
| Series: Critical Intercultural Communication Studies |
| Physical Information: 158 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first book within the field of communication studies to map the terrain of Latina/o performance. Using rhetorical criticism and performance ethnography, the book examines performance from a variety of perspectives: from identity and community in everyday life, to how it intersects with popular culture. Discussions - from Ricky Martin to Chicana feminist pilgrimages to issues of diaspora - contribute to the book's argument that the relationship between rhetorical scholarship and emerging performance work has largely been ignored. Latina/o Communication Studies aims to challenge this split by creating a more complex and less Eurocentric understanding of rhetoric. This rich and informative book contributes to a more nuanced understanding of race and ethnicity and attests to the importance of Latina/o studies in the field of communication. |