Name: Rainforest Radio: Language Reclamation and Community Media in the Ecuadorian Amazon (en Inglés)
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Author: Ennis, Georgia

portada Rainforest Radio: Language Reclamation and Community Media in the Ecuadorian Amazon (en Inglés)

Rainforest Radio: Language Reclamation and Community Media in the Ecuadorian Amazon (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

University of Arizona Press

Autor

Ennis, Georgia

Año

2025

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

296

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

Dimensiones

23.1x15.5x2.3 cm

ISBN13

9780816555192

Rainforest Radio: Language Reclamation and Community Media in the Ecuadorian Amazon (en Inglés)

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Napo Kichwa communities in the Upper Ecuadorian Amazon find themselves doubly marginalized by settler colonialism and well-intentioned language revitalization projects. In Rainforest Radio Georgia C. Ennis provides a comprehensive ethnographic exploration of Amazonian Kichwa community media, offering a unique look at how Indigenous broadcast and performance media facilitate linguistic and cultural reclamation in the Ecuadorian Amazon. This work offers a critical analysis of how standardized language revitalization efforts, like the imposition of Unified Kichwa, can inadvertently perpetuate linguistic oppression. Ennis follows producers, performers, and consumers to understand the role of media in language reclamation. Through extensive fieldwork, she provides vivid portrayals of community efforts to sustain the language and cultural practices of their elders amid environmental and social upheaval. Meticulously researched and beautifully written, Rainforest Radio is an essential work for anthropologists, linguists, and social scientists interested in language revitalization, Indigenous media, and environmental justice. This book showcases the transformative potential of community-driven media initiatives, highlighting the innovative responses of Napo Kichwa activists to the unique challenges they face. It serves as a powerful model for those working on similar issues worldwide, demonstrating the critical role of community media in language reclamation and cultural sustainability.