Salvadoran imaginaries : mediated identities and cultures of consumption /

Accessible and beautifully written, Rivas examines how El Salvador's post-war identity has been transformed by communication technologies, journalistic narratives of migratory experiences, and the complex relationships between private and public spaces of consumption and belonging. This book sh...

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Bibliografiske detaljer
Hovedforfatter: Rivas, Cecilia M., 1978- (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press [2014]
Serier:Latinidad.
Online adgang:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt5vjxsz
Indholdsfortegnelse:
  • Introduction : imaginaries of transnationalism
  • Tracing the borderless in "Departamento 15"
  • The desperate images
  • Vega's disgust
  • Exporting voices : aspirations and fluency in the call center
  • Heart of the city : life and spaces of consumption in San Salvador
  • Conclusion : renewing narratives of connection and distance.