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Afro-Latinx Digital Connections (Reframing Media, Technology, and Culture in Latin/o America) by Eduard Arriaga (editor), Andres Villar (editor) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This volume presents examples of how digital technologies are being used by people of African descent in South America and the Caribbean, a topic that has been overlooked within the field of digital humanities. These case studies show that in the last few decades, Black Latinx communities have been making themselves visible and asserting long-standing claims and rights through digital tools and platforms, which have been essential for enacting discussions and creating new connections between diverse groups. __Afro-Latinx Digital Connections__ includes both research articles and interviews with practitioners who are working to create opportunities for marginalized communities. Projects discussed in this volume range from an Afrodescendant digital archive in Argentina, blog networks in Cuba, an NGO dedicated to democratizing technology in Brazilian favelas, and the recruitment of digital media to fight racism in Peru. Contributors demonstrate that these tools need not be state of the art to be effective and that they are often most useful when employed to sustain a resilience that is deep and historically grounded. Digital connections are shown here as a means to achieve social justi

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Author

Eduard Arriaga (editor), Andres Villar (editor)

Publisher

University of Florida Press

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9781683402398

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Sociology, Social_sciences