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This peer-reviewed journal explores the cinemas of Spain and Spanish-speaking South, Central and North America, including the Caribbean and Brazil. Maximizing the opportunities for contact between academic disciplines such as media, film studies, Latin American, Hispanic and postcolonial studies, the journal encourages an inter-cultural and interdisciplinary focus. Formerly published as Studies in Hispanic Cinemas, 2004-2013, (ISSN: 1478-0488, Online ISSN: 2040-0608). Additional material hosted under https://slacextras.com. This title is indexed with Scopus and the Web of Science’s Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). For more information, to access the journal or to subscribe visit the Discover platform here.
Nelson Varas-Díaz engages in ethnographic work throughout Latin America to explore how heavy metal music is used to challenge the region’s colonial past and present. Through extensive research in nine countries, his work documents how this musical genre allows listeners and musicians to engage in what he calls ‘extreme decolonial dialogues’ that challenge historical and ongoing forms of oppression. 30 b/w illus.
Bringing together contributions by leading experts and emerging young scholars, the Directory of World Cinema: Latin America offers a comprehensive overview of the region's diverse films. It features reviews of important recent films, a filmography, and recommendations from an array of genres. With an historical scope that ranges from the era of silent movies to the present and geographical coverage extending from Cuba to Mexico to Venezuela, this book will be an indispensable resource for anyone interested in this dynamic region of the filmmaking world.
A critical refashioning of punk to suggest it emerges from within the long-term historical experience of las Américas in all their plurality. A collage-like juxtaposition of punk perspectives from across the entire hemisphere and via divergent contributions. 71 b/w illus. PUNK! Las Américas Edition book trailer New Books Network (New Books in Pop Culture) interview with Olga Rodríguez-Ulloa and Shane Greene
Introduces the main theories and authors on mediatization from Europe and Latin America in the last two decades. It frames these theories within the context of communication and media theories, and maps the current field of mediatization focusing on the most recent and cutting-edge theoretical, methodological and empirical contributions.