{"product_id":"telling-migrant-stories-esteban-e-loustaunau-9781683403111","title":"Telling Migrntt Stories: Latin American Diaspora in Documentary Film","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the media, migrants are often portrayed as criminals; they are frequently dehumanized, marginalized, and unable to share their experiences. \u003ci\u003eTelling Migrant Stories\u003c\/i\u003e explores how contemporary documentary film gives voice to Latin American immigrants whose stories would not otherwise be heard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essays in the first part of the volume consider the documentary as a medium for Latin American immigrants to share their thoughts and experiences on migration, border crossings, displacement, and identity. Contributors analyze films including \u003ci\u003eHarvest of Empire, Sin pa﨎, The Vigil, De nadie, Operation Peter Pan: Flying Back to Cuba, Abuelos, La Churona\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhich Way Home\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as internet documentaries distributed via platforms such as Vimeo and YouTube. They examine the ways these films highlight the individual agency of immigrants as well as the global systemic conditions that lead to mass migrations from Latin American countries to the United States and Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second part of the volume features transcribed interviews with documentary filmmakers, including Luis Argueta, Jenny Alexander, Tin Dirdamal, Heidi Hassan, and Mar僘 Cristina Carrillo Espinosa. They discuss the issues surrounding migration, challenges they faced in the filmmaking process, the impact their films have had, and their opinions on documentary film as a force of social change. They emphasize that because the genre is grounded in fact rather than fiction, it has the ability to profoundly impact audiences in a way narrative films cannot. Documentaries prompt viewers to recognize the many worlds migrants depart from, to become immersed in the struggles portrayed, and to consider the stories of immigrants with compassion and solidarity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eContributors: \u003c\/b\u003e Ram Guerra Lizardo Herrera Jared List Esteban Loustaunau Manuel F. Medina Ada Ort偂ar-Young Thomas Piros Shields Juan G. Ramos Lauren Shaw Zaira Zarza A volume in the series Reframing Media, Technology, and Culture in Latin\/o America, edited by H馗tor Fern疣dez L'Hoeste and Juan Carlos Rodr刕uez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Esteban E. Loustaunau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1683403118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781683403111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Florida Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.78d","brand":"Esteban E. Loustaunau","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990507127039,"sku":"9781683403111","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8a1180bf-a5c7-4da2-bbd7-e34edec4f0c1.jpg?v=1683305072","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/telling-migrant-stories-esteban-e-loustaunau-9781683403111","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}