Shifting Nicaraguan Mediascapes Authoritarianism and the Struggle for Social Justice

This book explores the mediated struggles for autonomy, land rights and social justice in a context of growing authoritarianism and persistent coloniality in Nicaragua. To do so, it draws on in-depth fieldwork, analysis of media texts, and decolonial and other cultural theories. There are two main t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cupples, Julie, Glynn, Kevin (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2018, 2018
Edition:1st ed. 2018
Series:SpringerBriefs in Latin American Studies
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • List of figures
  • Abbreviations
  • Glossary
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1.Introduction: Democracy and authoritarianism in Nicaragua
  • 2.Decolonial social movements, leftist governments and the media
  • 3.The conjuncture
  • 4.Crisis and conflict on the Caribbean Coast
  • 5.Mediated activism in the Pacific
  • 6.Ignorance and illegibility
  • References
  • Index