Communication and Information Technologies Annual
Digital Empowerment: Opportunities and Challenges of Inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean
Published on 19. December 2016
Book
Hardback
392 pages
978-1-78635-482-2 (ISBN)
Description
Sponsored by the Communication, Information Technologies, and Media Sociology section of the American Sociological Association (CITAMS), this volume assembles relevant research focusing on ICTs in Latin America and the Caribbean-two understudied areas of global importance. Regarding Latin America, the mobile broadband revolution is taking place and the spread of mobile telephony and broadband Internet is beginning to reach more economically diverse populations. Concerning the Caribbean, this region reflects perhaps the greatest cultural, geographical and linguistic diversity in the Western hemisphere. Because of historical links with Africa, Europe and other metropoles and the region's proximity to the United States and Latin America, the Caribbean offers a unique angle from which to examine the growth of ICTs. The volume features international editorial teams with leading scholars from the Caribbean, Latin America, and North America. Bringing these voices together, the volume sheds light on how existing policies are meeting challenges to digital inclusion, as well as the benefits of connectivity within these societal contexts.
Reviews / Votes
Focusing on conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean, this volume of Studies in Media and Communications examines issues of digital inclusion related to young people, women, government policy making, and political engagement at the national and community levels. International contributors are experts in political science, social communication, media education, digital media, communications policy, gender and development studies, and social informatics. Some subject considered include media and visually impaired Caribbean youth, media education and civic engagement in Brazilian schools, women in Caribbean news media, and the use of social media platforms by women's NGOs in Jamaica and Brazil. Other areas of discussion include assessment of ICT policies in Peru, inclusion policies and heritage preservation in Brazil, online interaction with governments, and technology use in Brazil's favelas. Each chapter includes an abstract outlining the purpose, methodology, approach, findings, and implications of the cases and research in the chapter. -- Annotation (c)2017 * (protoview.com) *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Bingley
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Emerald Publishing Limited
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
717 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78635-482-2 (9781786354822)
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Laura Robinson | Jeremy Schulz | Hopeton S. Dunn
Communication and Information Technologies Annual
Digital Empowerment: Opportunities and Challenges of Inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Persons
Laura Robinson, Department of Sociology, Santa Clara University
Jeremy Schulz, Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, University of California, Berkeley
Hopeton S. Dunn, Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication, University of the West Indies at Mona
Jeremy Schulz, Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, University of California, Berkeley
Hopeton S. Dunn, Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication, University of the West Indies at Mona
Content
Introduction To Volume 12: Digital Empowerment: Opportunities And Challenges Of Inclusion In Latin America And The Caribbean - Laura Robinson, Jeremy Schulz and Hopeton S. Dunn
SECTION I: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES: YOUNG PEOPLE
Disability And ICTs In The Caribbean: Enabling Visually Impaired Caribbean Youth - Lloyd Waller
ICTs And Empowerment Of Children With Disabilities: A Jamaican Case Study - Floyd Morris and Anthea Henderson
Experimenting With Media Education, Civic Engagement, And Sustainability In Brazilian Schools - Alexandra Bujokas de Siqueira, Andrea Berardi, Jayalaxshmi Mistry and Danilo Rothberg
SECTION II: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES: WOMEN AND GENDER
Gender Equity And Access In The Caribbean ICT Sector - Leith L. Dunn and Ayanna T. Samuels
Social Media, Women, And Empowerment: The Uses Of Social Media Platforms By Wngos In Jamaica And Brazil - Nickesia S. Gordon and Juliana Maria D. Trammel
Local Literacies At Play: Making And Breaking Learning In Trinidad And Tobago - Sheba Mohammid
Women In Caribbean News Media: Challenges And Opportunities For Inclusion - Hopeton S. Dunn and Michele D. Thomas
SECTION III: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES: EXISTING POLICY FRAMEWORKS
Planning Without Impacts: Assessing ICT Policies In Peru - Eduardo Villanueva-Mansilla
ICTs And Inclusion Policies In Brazil: Converging Efforts Toward Memory And Heritage Preservation - Natalia Nakano, Maria Jose Vicentini Jorente and Marcos Galindo
Public Policies And Social Inclusion: A Sociotechnical Analysis Of Television Digital Abierta In Argentina - Soledad Analia Ayala and Maria Cecilia Vila
SECTION IV: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES: COMMUNITIES AND THE PUBLIC SPHERE
Autonomy Of Use And Online Interaction With Government - Alcides Velasquez
Digital Inequalities In Brazil: A Weberian Analysis Of Technology Use In The Favelas - David Nemer and David Hakken
Connectivity Public Policy In The Network Society: The Case Of "Wifi Livre SP" - Claudio Luis de Camargo Penteado, Paulo Roberto Elias de Souza, Ivan Fortunato and Sergio Amadeu da Silveira
Give Me A Mobile And I Will Raise A Community - Claudia Magallanes-Blanco and Leandro Rodriguez-Medina
SECTION I: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES: YOUNG PEOPLE
Disability And ICTs In The Caribbean: Enabling Visually Impaired Caribbean Youth - Lloyd Waller
ICTs And Empowerment Of Children With Disabilities: A Jamaican Case Study - Floyd Morris and Anthea Henderson
Experimenting With Media Education, Civic Engagement, And Sustainability In Brazilian Schools - Alexandra Bujokas de Siqueira, Andrea Berardi, Jayalaxshmi Mistry and Danilo Rothberg
SECTION II: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES: WOMEN AND GENDER
Gender Equity And Access In The Caribbean ICT Sector - Leith L. Dunn and Ayanna T. Samuels
Social Media, Women, And Empowerment: The Uses Of Social Media Platforms By Wngos In Jamaica And Brazil - Nickesia S. Gordon and Juliana Maria D. Trammel
Local Literacies At Play: Making And Breaking Learning In Trinidad And Tobago - Sheba Mohammid
Women In Caribbean News Media: Challenges And Opportunities For Inclusion - Hopeton S. Dunn and Michele D. Thomas
SECTION III: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES: EXISTING POLICY FRAMEWORKS
Planning Without Impacts: Assessing ICT Policies In Peru - Eduardo Villanueva-Mansilla
ICTs And Inclusion Policies In Brazil: Converging Efforts Toward Memory And Heritage Preservation - Natalia Nakano, Maria Jose Vicentini Jorente and Marcos Galindo
Public Policies And Social Inclusion: A Sociotechnical Analysis Of Television Digital Abierta In Argentina - Soledad Analia Ayala and Maria Cecilia Vila
SECTION IV: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES: COMMUNITIES AND THE PUBLIC SPHERE
Autonomy Of Use And Online Interaction With Government - Alcides Velasquez
Digital Inequalities In Brazil: A Weberian Analysis Of Technology Use In The Favelas - David Nemer and David Hakken
Connectivity Public Policy In The Network Society: The Case Of "Wifi Livre SP" - Claudio Luis de Camargo Penteado, Paulo Roberto Elias de Souza, Ivan Fortunato and Sergio Amadeu da Silveira
Give Me A Mobile And I Will Raise A Community - Claudia Magallanes-Blanco and Leandro Rodriguez-Medina