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.
