This is the first book within the field of communication studies to map the terrain of Latina/o performance. Using rhetorical criticism and performance ethnography, the book examines performance from a variety of perspectives: from identity and community in everyday life, to how it intersects with popular culture. Discussions from Ricky Martin to Chicana feminist pilgrimages to issues of diaspora contribute to the book's argument that the relationship between rhetorical scholarship and emerging performance work has largely been ignored. Latina/o Communication Studies aims to challenge this split by creating a more complex and less Eurocentric understanding of rhetoric. This rich and informative book contributes to a more nuanced understanding of race and ethnicity and attests to the importance of Latina/o studies in the field of communication.

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The Author: Bernadette Marie Calafell is Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Communication Studies at the University of Denver. Previously, she was a faculty member at Syracuse University. She received her Ph.D. in communication studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.