Response to Jorge Gonzalez's "Dark side of the fractal moon..."
Article Abstract:
The gloomy view of Latin American communications research presented by Jorge Gonzales fails to take into consideration the contributions of researchers in the Latin American diaspora. Contrary to Gonzalez's assertions, interest in Latin American studies has grown in recent years, leading to significant alliances between US-based scholars and their peers in Latin America. While Gonzalez is correct in stating that exclusionist academic structures have hindered meaningful research in Latin America, he is wrong in assuming that prejudice is the norm in US research communities.
Publication Name: Critical Studies in Mass Communication
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0739-3180
Year: 1999
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A multi-faceted moon: a response to "Dark side of the fractal moon..."
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Jorge Gonzalez's provocative critique of the state of Latin American communications studies echoes the views of many academics in the region. Like Gonzalez, they have labored to create meaningful scholarship in their respective social science fields only to be hindered by academic structures that prevent the dynamism of Latin American society to be critically explored. Gonzalez's suggestions for change should therefore serve as source of serious reflection for all involved in the field of communications research and Latin American studies.
Publication Name: Critical Studies in Mass Communication
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0739-3180
Year: 1999
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Dark side of the fractal moon: communication studies in Latin America
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Communications research in Latin America remains underdeveloped. A good part of its underdevelopment can be traced to the vertical academic structure in which knowledge is produced. This structure, which is characterized by scientistic prejudice, leads to research that is objective, overly rigid and often one-dimensional. This type of research, heavily influenced by western models, needs to be supplemented by a narrative paradigm in which meaningful interpretation, and not measurement, is the central task of analysts.
Publication Name: Critical Studies in Mass Communication
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0739-3180
Year: 1999
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