Putting Latin America Organizational Communication on the Map: a decolonial approach

Considering the lack of a systematic and contextual revision of the academic knowledge in organizational communication developed in Latin America, and yet a consistent and increased development of the field of organizational communication in this region of the world, the research project aims to present a portrait of this field from and for the South. Following recent attempts to decolonize communication studies, this research project proposes to develop criteria, tools and heuristics model for data collection and analysis of the field of Latin American organizational communication that are grounded in the historical, economical and social contexts of this part of the world, as well as the perceptions and practices of Latin American researchers. Most of the approaches, tools and models in organizational communication have been developed and legitimized in the global North imposing a western view of knowledge that does not take into account the diversity of academic labor. Moreover, there is a strong critical Latin American tradition of communication studies that has historically resisted Northern imperialism. The research project aims to continue this line of inquiry by questioning the characteristic of this Latin American tradition and of its application to the field of organizational communication.

Faculty Supervisor:

Consuelo Vásquez

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Partner:

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Information and Communications Technology

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

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