{"product_id":"sounds-of-belonging","title":"Sounds of Belonging","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow Spanish-language radio has influenced American and Latino discourse on key current affairs issues such as citizenship and immigration.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWinner, Book of the Year presented by the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education\u003cbr\u003e\nHonorable Mention for the 2015 Latino Studies Best Book presented by the Latin American Studies Association\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe\u003cbr\u003e\nlast two decades have produced continued Latino population growth, and marked\u003cbr\u003e\nshifts in both communications and immigration policy. Since the 1990s, Spanish-\u003cbr\u003e\nlanguage radio has dethroned English-language radio stations in major cities\u003cbr\u003e\nacross the United States, taking over the number one spot in Los Angeles,\u003cbr\u003e\nHouston, Miami, and New York City. Investigating the cultural and political\u003cbr\u003e\nhistory of U.S. Spanish-language broadcasts throughout the twentieth century, Sounds\u003cbr\u003e\nof Belonging reveals how these changes have helped Spanish-language radio\u003cbr\u003e\nsecure its dominance in the major U.S. radio markets.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBringing together theories on the immigration experience with\u003cbr\u003e\nsound and radio studies, Dolores Inés Casillas documents\u003cbr\u003e\nhow Latinos form listening relationships with Spanish-language radio\u003cbr\u003e\nprogramming. Using a vast array of sources, from print culture and industry\u003cbr\u003e\njournals to sound archives of radio programming, she reflects on institutional\u003cbr\u003e\ngrowth, the evolution of programming genres, and reception by the radio\u003cbr\u003e\nindustry and listeners to map the trajectory of Spanish-language radio, from\u003cbr\u003e\nits grassroots origins to the current corporate-sponsored business it has\u003cbr\u003e\nbecome. Casillas focuses on Latinos’ use of Spanish-language radio to help\u003cbr\u003e\nnavigate their immigrant experiences with U.S. institutions, for example in\u003cbr\u003e\nbroadcasting discussions about immigration policies while providing anonymity\u003cbr\u003e\nfor a legally vulnerable listenership. Sounds of Belonging proposes that\u003cbr\u003e\ndebates of citizenship are not always formal personal appeals but a collective\u003cbr\u003e\nexperience heard loudly through broadcast radio.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54222625374552,"sku":"9780814770245","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/sounds-of-belonging","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}