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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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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New Brunswick, New Jersey :
Rutgers University Press
[2014]
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| Series: | Latinidad.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt5vjxsz |
Table of Contents:
- 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.