Mobilizing the U.S. Latinx Vote: Media, Identity, and Politics

ISBN-13: 9781032175300 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 144 str.

Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez

Opis

This book examines the politics involved in the mobilization of the Latinx vote in America. Delving into the questions of race and identity formation in conjunction with the role of communication media, the author discusses the implications for Latinx voters and their place in the American political and racial system.

 

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Dreams of a United Latinx Polity











1. Cultural and Political Change Meets Latinxs











2. Introducing the Mediation of U.S. Latinx Identity











3. Methodology











4. Outline of Chapters












2. The Mediation of Latinx Identity Before the Internet














1. A Note on Terminology











2. Contextualizing the Political and Economic Moment











3. Racial Formation Theory Applied











4. Minimization of Difference











5. Denationalization











6. Racialization












3. New Media and U.S. Latinx Identity














1. Naming in a Networked Society











2. The "New Latino" and Online Expression











3. Navigating American Democracy Online as a Latinx












4. Political Mobilization in the Post-Modern Digital Era














1. Digital Politics—Tools, Opportunities, and Vulnerabilities











2. Campaigns and Political Advertising Online











3. Voters as Audience-identity Constructions











4. Post-modern Identity and Politics











5. Towards a "New Latino" Hybrid












5. The Professional Political Class of U.S. Latinxs














1. Minimization of Difference











2. Denationalization











3. Racialization











4. Other Emergent Themes












6. Latinx Presentation, Digital Representation














1. Platforms and Messages











2. The End of DACA











3. The Shutdown











4. The 2018 Texas Democratic Primary











5. New Tools, Old Practices?












7. Media Coverage of the 2018 Midterms














1. How the Media Talked About Latinx Voters











2. Minimization of Difference











3. Denationalization











4. Racialization











5. Telling the Latinx Story












8. Conclusion














1. Findings Summarized











2. Contributions Summarized











3. Limitations of Study











4. Recommendations

Future Directions

O autorze

Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Communication at Texas A&M International University. He studies the relationship between digital media, popular culture, and identity making. He has previously published award-winning research on digital privacy in U.S. presidential campaigns and on presidential rhetoric regarding Latinxs in the United States. He is from El Paso, Texas