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.
The book is divided into three parts:
Digital Media and Daily Life in Latin America explores cases related to the integration of digital media such as mobile devices, social platforms and, even, drones to diverse commercial, private, and social activities.
Information Technologies and Civic Engagement gives special attention to the new political practices triggered by the irruption of smartphones and platforms, especially inside organizations and social movements in Latin America.
Journalism and Media Integrity in the Age of Post-truth centers on the study of digital journalism and the new media landscape, and related issues like precarization of labor conditions and the crisis of reliability in media.
This second volume in a two volume set will be important reading for scholars and students of social use of digital media in Latin America, civic engagement, and the connections between politics, journalism, and technology.
David Ramrez 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.
Emerging Technologies, Ethics and International Affairs
Series Editors: Steven Barela, Jai C. Galliott,
Avery Plaw, Katina Michael
This series examines the crucial ethical, legal and public policy questions arising from or exacerbated by the design, development and eventual adoption of new technologies across all related fields, from education and engineering to medicine and military affairs. The books revolve around two key themes:
Moral issues in research, engineering, and design
Ethical, legal, and political/policy issues in the use and regulation of technology
This series encourages submission of cutting-edge research monographs and edited collections with a particular focus on forward-looking ideas concerning innovative or as yet undeveloped technologies. While there is an expectation that authors will be well grounded in philosophy, law or political science, consideration will be given to future-orientated works that cross these disciplinary boundaries. The interdisciplinary nature of the series editorial team offers the best possible examination of works that address the ethical, legal and social implications of emerging technologies.
For more information about this series, please visit: https://www.routledge.com/Emerging-Technologies-Ethics-and-International-Affairs/book-series/ASHSER-1408
Contemporary Technologies and the Morality of Warfare
The War of the Machines
Jean-Franois Caron
American Security and the Global War on Terror
Edwin Daniel Jacob
The Politics of Technology in Latin America (Volume 1)
Data Protection, Homeland Security and the Labor Market
Avery Plaw, Barbara Carvalho Gurgel and David Ramrez Plascencia
The Politics of Technology in Latin America (Volume 2)
Digital Media, Daily Life and Public Engagement
Edited by David Ramrez Plascencia, Barbara Carvalho Gurgel and Avery Plaw
First published 2021
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Contents
DAVID RAMREZ PLASCENCIA, BARBARA CARVALHO GURGEL AND AVERY PLAW
PART I
Digital media and daily life in Latin America
JORGE ANDRS CRUZ SILVA AND DAVID ANDRS MAYORGA NARANJO
DRA. VIRGINIA VILLAPLANA RUIZ AND DRA. ALEJANDRA LEN OLVERA
SERGIO YAGE-PASAMN
STUART DAVIS AND MELISSA SANTILLANA
PART II
Information technologies and civil engagement
YUNUEN YSELA MANDUJANO-SALAZAR AND LUIS ANTONIO BECERRA-SORIA
MILTON FERNANDO GONZALEZ-RODRIGUEZ
LAURA PINZN CARDONA
JEAN-MARIE CHENOU, DANIEL CABARCAS VELANDIA AND MARIA NICOLL SEPULVEDA MARIN
PART III
Journalism and media integrity in the age of post-truth
RAMN SALAVERRA AND SILVIA-MARA CORZO
JAVIER SERRANO-PUCHE, CARMEN BEATRIZ FERNNDEZ AND JORDI RODRGUEZ VIRGILI
PRISCILA MUNIZ DE MEDEIROS AND NATLIA MARTINS FLORES
AMAYA NOAIN-SNCHEZ
DAVID RAMREZ PLASCENCIA, BARBARA CARVALHO GURGEL AND AVERY PLAW
Editors
David Ramrez Plascencia is a professor at the University of Guadalajara, specializing in the study of information law and digital policies. His previous works include Concerning at distance: Digital activism and social media empowerment between Latin-American migrants in Spain in the journal ESSACHESS and Education reform, teacher resistance and social media activism in Mexico, 20132016 in the journal The Educational Forum, Taylor & Francis. His research has focused on the study of the possibilities and dilemmas of information technologies in developing countries. He is interested in digital activism, information control, and social media use in Latin America.
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). Her latest pieces involve such subjects as violence against journalists, online radicalization, and literary analysis of Childish Gambino's Grammy-winning record This Is America. Barbara has worked on various research projects and publications regarding extra-territorial uses of force, and the history and practice of drone strikes by the United States. Her published work