Digital Activism, Community Media, And Sustainable Communication In Latin America

Acknowledgments......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Notes on Contributors......Page 10
List of Figures......Page 17
List of Tables......Page 20
Transforming Digital Media and Technology in Latin America......Page 21
Introduction......Page 22
Approaching Media and Communication Research in Latin America......Page 24
Decolonial Approaches and Indigenous Cosmovisions......Page 26
Critical Theories of Technology and STS......Page 28
Cyberfeminism......Page 30
An Overview of the Book......Page 31
Part I: Digital Territories and Hybrid Local Experiences......Page 33
Part II: Approaches to Decolonizing Knowledge and Communication......Page 34
Part III: Digital Activism and Resistance......Page 36
Part IV: Strategies for Documenting, Representing, and Strengthening Indigenous Language and Culture......Page 37
Conclusion......Page 38
References......Page 41
Part I: Digital Territories: Transnational and Local Hybrid Experiences......Page 45
Introduction......Page 46
Background: Internet and Radio......Page 48
Methodology......Page 50
Farmworker Community......Page 51
Facebook First......Page 52
Radio Indígena Goes Live on FM......Page 58
Discussion......Page 65
Conclusion......Page 66
References......Page 69
Introduction......Page 72
Theoretical Contribution......Page 77
Experimentation and Learning to Communicate Using Information Technologies......Page 80
Learning to Use Information Technologies in the Neighborhood......Page 83
Sound Sparks Experimentation......Page 85
Mapping the Sounds of the Territory: The Visibility of Local Initiatives......Page 87
Revitalizing Cultural Identity......Page 88
Resignification of the Urban Space......Page 90
Conclusion......Page 93
References......Page 95
Introduction......Page 99
Historical Context and Approach of Wayna Tambo—Diversity Network......Page 100
What Do We Aim to Do with Our Work?......Page 103
How Are Digital Networks Integrated into These Processes?......Page 104
Conclusion: Community-Managed Learning and Moving Toward Technological Sovereignty......Page 110
Reference......Page 111
Part II: Approaches to Decolonizing Knowledge and Communication......Page 112
Open Knowledge, Decolonial, and Intercultural Approaches to Communication Technologies for Mobility: The Achuar Kara Solar Project......Page 113
Introduction......Page 114
Decoloniality, Sumak Kawsay, and Dialogues of Knowledge......Page 115
Technological Hybridization: The Case of Solar Canoes22......Page 122
Lessons Learned: The Significance of the Project for Communication and Technology Studies......Page 127
Conclusions......Page 129
References......Page 135
Introduction......Page 140
The Historical Context of the Hierarchization of Science Research in Latin America......Page 143
The Open Access Movement and the Latin American Experience......Page 146
The Latin American Approach to Open Access......Page 149
Advances and Setbacks in Contemporary Latin American Science Communication......Page 152
Final Words: Open Access in Dispute......Page 156
References......Page 159
Introduction......Page 164
Background......Page 166
Concentration and Monopoly in the Analogue Society......Page 168
Media and Digital Society......Page 170
In Defense of the Digital Commons......Page 172
New Narratives, for New Times......Page 173
References......Page 176
Practitioner Perspective. Autonomous Infrastructures: Community Cell phone Networks in Oaxaca, Mexico......Page 178
Introduction......Page 179
Context......Page 181
Background......Page 182
References......Page 187
Part III: Digital Activism and Resistance......Page 189
Introduction: Digital Activism and the Struggle Against State Violence......Page 190
Methodological Approach: Digital Anthropology......Page 192
From Media Activism, to Media Territories, to Urban Media......Page 196
Maré Vive Is Remembering, Sharing, Connecting, Surviving, and Staying Alive......Page 200
Maré Vive as an Urban (Survival) Infrastructure......Page 205
Concluding Thoughts......Page 210
References......Page 212
Introduction......Page 215
Background Context: The Emergence of a New Social Movement......Page 217
Theoretical Frameworks: Statist Media Power and Mediated Cultural Politics......Page 219
Statist Power and Mediated Delegitimization of Yasunidos......Page 220
Mediated Cultural Politics and Transmedia Strategies......Page 222
Developing a Communication Strategy......Page 223
Yasunidos and the Private Media......Page 224
The “Jiujitsu Strategy”......Page 225
Radio Bemba and Street Presence......Page 226
Concluding Remarks......Page 227
References......Page 230
Introduction......Page 232
Mainstream Media and Alternative Forms of Communications Among the Mapuche......Page 233
Mapuexpress (1996–Present)......Page 235
Azkintuwe (2003–2010)......Page 238
Werken (2012–Present)......Page 239
Websites and Social Media: Between Spontaneity and Strategy......Page 240
Socio-Environmental Conflicts: The Mehuin Pipeline......Page 241
‘Sumando Voces’ (Adding Voices): Luchsinger Case 1......Page 244
The Defense of Machi Linconao: Luchsinger Case 2......Page 246
Conclusions......Page 248
References......Page 253
Introduction......Page 255
Cyberfeminism from Theory to Practice......Page 256
Cyberactivism in Ecuador from a Feminist Perspective......Page 259
Cyberfeminism in Ecuador: Women on the Net......Page 262
Representation: New Discourses About Women on the Net......Page 267
Possibilities and Challenges......Page 271
References......Page 274
Part IV: Documenting, Representing, and Strengthening Indigenous Language and Culture......Page 277
Introduction......Page 278
Analysis of Coverage in Ecuadorian Media of the Sarayaku Using NewsFrames Tools......Page 281
Reframed Stories As Media Appropriation and Self-Representation......Page 284
What Can We Learn from This Collaborative Project?......Page 286
Self-Representation, Saying/Doing, and Indigenous Visual Narratives from Ecuador......Page 288
Closing Remarks......Page 293
References......Page 294
Challenging Asymmetries of Power and Knowledge Through Learning Communities and Participatory Design in the Creation of Smart Grids in Wayúu Communities......Page 296
Introduction......Page 297
The Context of the Project......Page 299
Company Interests and Partner Relations Before the Project......Page 301
The Analysis of Relationships from the Perspective of Cultural Exchange......Page 304
The Notion of Learning Community in the Design Process......Page 306
Participatory Design: Learning Communities......Page 308
Communities and the Intercultural Spaces of Participatory Design......Page 309
Dialogues and Construction of  Meaning......Page 310
The Process with the Community: Modeling the Future......Page 311
Conclusions......Page 315
References......Page 317
Indigenous Journalism in Ecuador: An Alternative Worldview......Page 320
The Context of Indigenous Journalism in Ecuador......Page 322
Methodological Approach......Page 326
Rituals, Icons, and Practices......Page 327
Digital Media Practices......Page 329
Re-signifying Technology......Page 335
An Ending with New Beginnings......Page 336
References......Page 340
Author’s Opening Remarks......Page 344
Introduction......Page 345
The Resurgence of the Quijos Nation and the Kayu Ayllu Shinalla Radio Program......Page 346
The History of the Quijos......Page 348
Shillipanu, the Roots of the Quijos Vernacular Language......Page 349
Digital Strategies and Interactive Programming......Page 351
Evolution of Radio Programming in the Amazon: Lanceros Digitales......Page 352
Digital Documentation, Inter-Institutional Collaborations, and the Quijos Resurgence......Page 353
Challenges and Recommendations for Indigenous Community Radio......Page 355
Conclusions: Strategies for the Revitalization and Empowerment of the Quijos Nation......Page 356
References......Page 360
Index......Page 361