Bolivian Visibility Strategies and Identification Processes in Print Media and Social Networks in Two Cities in the Center of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

  • Mercedes Mariano CONICET – PATRIMONIA-INCUAPA – FACSO – UNICEN
  • María Eugenia Conforti CONICET – PATRIMONIA-INCUAPA – FACSO – UNICEN
  • María Vanesa Giacomasso CONICET – INCUAPA – FACSO – UNICEN
  • María Luz Endere CONICET – PATRIMONIA-INCUAPA – FACSO – UNICEN
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_REAA.2015.v45.n1.52358
Keywords: Mass media, Bolivian identities, discourses and representations.

Abstract

The uses and forms of intra and extra-group identification through the media are aspects poorly explored through identity studies related to intermediate type cities such as those of located at the center of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to analyze and discuss the ways that representations and manifestations of Bolivian immigrants and descendants become visible and are constructed, specifically through the social network Facebook and local print media in the cities of Olavarría and Azul. It aims to contribute to the understanding of how the various discourses and knowledge of these groups occur and to identify the role of these media as means that enable intervene from other areas of recognition and legitimacy.

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Published
2016-04-13
How to Cite
Mariano M., Conforti M. E., Giacomasso M. V. y Endere M. L. (2016). Bolivian Visibility Strategies and Identification Processes in Print Media and Social Networks in Two Cities in the Center of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Revista Española de Antropología Americana, 45(1), 129-146. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_REAA.2015.v45.n1.52358
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Vol. 45 No. 1 (2015): Dossier: Estudios multidisciplinares de los códices mesoamericanos
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