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Volume 29 of Studies in Media and Communications offers a vibrant and timely exploration of how communication research is being reimagined across the Americas. Marking the 20th anniversary of a major transnational colloquium (Intercom’s Brazil-U.S. Colloquium on Communication Studies and the Communication), it examines the historical legacies and evolving research trajectories shaping the field in Latin America and the United States.
Foregrounding comparative perspectives, this collection highlights the rich potential of cross-regional dialogue to address pressing social, technological, and political challenges. Bringing together scholars, practitioners, and policymakers, the collection spans critical themes including media inclusion, public broadcasting and communication inequalities. Contributors investigate cutting-edge research frontiers - from microaggressions in Brazilian contexts to regional development in the Central Arc, community communication policies, and the ethical imperative of Artificial Intelligence for Gen Z. Together the chapters deepen understanding of communication’s role in shaping civic life and cultural expression across diverse settings.
Ideal for researchers and students interested in global, digital, and/or media studies, this volume underscores the importance of sustained scholarly partnerships between North and South America and invites readers to rethink how knowledge is produced, shared, and transformed in a rapidly evolving field.
Laura Robinson is Professor in the Department of Sociology at Santa Clara University, USA.
Sonia Virgínia Moreira is Professor of the Graduate Program in Communication at the State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and a National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) research fellow.
Katia Moles is Assistant Teaching Professor in the School of Engineering at Santa Clara University, USA.
Jeremy Schulz is Senior Researcher at the University of California, Berkeley Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, USA, and a Fellow at the Cambridge Institute.
Chapter 1. The Brazil-U.S. Colloquium on Communication Studies: Celebrating 20 Years of Collaboration; Sonia Virgínia Moreira, Laura Robinson, Katia Moles, Jeremy Schulz, and Christina Dai
Section I. Inclusionary Vistas
Chapter 2. Areas of Silence: Audiovisual Poverty in Remote Regions of Brazil; Sonia Virgínia Moreira, Nélia Rodrigues Del Bianco, and Cézar Franco dos Santos Martins
Chapter 3. Public Television, Funding, and Independence: The Risks Shared by PBS and TV Brasil; Iluska Maria da Silva Coutinho and Gustavo Teixeira de Faria Pereira
Chapter 4. Media Observatory in Small Cities and Studies on Communication in Brazilian News Deserts; Jacqueline da Silva Deolindo
Section II. Public Spheres
Chapter 5. Entertainment as a Means of Consumption and Space of Political Contestation: An Analysis of the Dynamics of Circulation in the Performances of Contemporary Pop Artists; Bianca Rosa
Chapter 6. Brazil in the Media: The Construction of Brazil's International Image by Foreign Media; Ana Resende Quadros
Chapter 7. Reasons and Inspirations for Research on Latin American Community Communication Policies in the US; Adilson Vaz Cabral Filho
Section III. Research Horizons
Chapter 8. Microaggressions in Brazil: A New Agenda for Communication Research; John R. Baldwin
Chapter 9. Frontier Research in the Central Arc of Brazil: Historical Contexts and Regional Development; Daniela Cristiane Ota and Laura Seligman
Chapter 10. Reframing Nature and Society: Debates in Environmental Sociological Theory in an Age of Ecological Crisis; Cara Chiaraluce