Global Latin America in Times of COVID-19 and Hypermediations

Abstract

This edition of the Journal of Latin American Communication Research (JLACR) discusses media issues and Latin American related topics during the year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The double volume puts together a group of essays that brings forward problems and concerns of a transnational Latin American community as it deals with the pandemic in Latin America, North America and Europe. The volume also includes a collection of essays analyzing the role of hypermediation in Latino music, ethnography, political participation and media engagement, and Latin America’s media representation image.