The Politics of Technology in Latin America (Volume 2)

This volume focuses on the hyper-mediatization of Latin America from the citizen's perspective, considering the social impact and how people embrace information technologies to improve their living conditions, engage in political issues and the role of digital journalism in promoting democratic values in Latin America.

Autorentext

David Ramírez Plascencia is a professor at the University of Guadalajara, specializing in the study of information law and digital policies.

Barbara Carvalho Gurgel has a bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (USA), and is working toward a master's degree in Journalism from the Harvard Extension School (USA).

Professor Avery Plaw specialized in political theory and international relations, with a particular focus on strategic studies.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Introduction. Part. I. Digital Media and Daily Life in Latin America. Chapter 2. Drone Ethics and Legal Regulation, Comparative Drone Law in Latin American countries. Chapter 3. Net-narcoculture. Discursive trends on femicide violence and youth culture in the consumption of the narcorap aesthetics versus feminist rap resistances. Chapter 4. COVID-19 Confinement-related Mental Disorders: Morbidity and the Remedial Use of ICT in Hispanic Societies. Chapter 5. Speaking for Communities and Against Oppression: Digital Media Responses to COVID-19 within Marginalized Communities of Brazil and Mexico. Part. II. Information technologies and civil engagement. Chapter 6. Social media as an instrument of activism for feminist university students in Mexico: the cases of MOFFyL and Uni Unida. Chapter 7. Latin American Indigenous Media Productions: Digital Artefacts of Contestation. Chapter 8. Digital media in citizen participation and collective action for spatial justice. Chapter 9. Social Media and Political Polarization in Latin America: analyzing online discussions during the 2018 presidential campaign in Colombia. Part III. Journalism and Media Integrity in the Age of Post-truth. Chapter 10. Digital Native Media in Central America: Reshaping the Online News Sphere. Chapter 11. Disinformation and news consumption in a polarized society: An analysis of the case of Venezuela. Chapter 12. Social Media in a Post-truth Age: Discursive Roles of Fake News About Marielle Franco. Chapter 13. Collaborative Journalism vs. Disinformation: An Approach to Fact-Checking Projects in Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, and Spain. Chapter 14. Conclusion.