Latina/O Communication Studies: Theorizing Performance

By Bernadette M. Calafell and Bernadette Marie Calafell

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820481823
• ISBN13: 9780820481821
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.