Faculty Colloquium Series: Dr. Nancy Plankey-Videla (SOCI) 4/16/19
“The Role of Convergent Media in Anti-Immigrant Times” Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 4-5 p.m. Location: 311 Glasscock Building Dr. Nancy Plankey-Videla Associate Professor | Department of Sociology, 2018-2019 Glasscock Faculty Research Fellow Abstract: On February 12-14th, 2017, there were rumors of an ICE raid in Whitetown, Texas. Reports that ICE was present circulated on social […]
“The Role of Convergent Media in Anti-Immigrant Times”
Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 4-5 p.m.
Location: 311 Glasscock Building
Dr. Nancy Plankey-Videla
Associate Professor | Department of Sociology, 2018-2019 Glasscock Faculty Research Fellow
Abstract:
On February 12-14th, 2017, there were rumors of an ICE raid in Whitetown, Texas. Reports that ICE was present circulated on social platforms and radio stations in the area. As a result, high levels of anxiety permeated the Latinx, fearing deportation. In this paper, Dr. Plankey-Videla, et al., asserts that mobilization within the Latinx community, combining both people of legal status and those of unauthorized and liminal status, remained faithful to Spanish-language radio for more reliable and trustworthy information. While social platforms, like Facebook, provided immediate information, respondents found the information to contribute to broader community fear. Dr. Plankey-Videla, et al., investigated the affordances and limitations of Facebook and radio talk shows as forums of information. Their findings suggest that heightened threats of deportation can accentuate divisions among the Latinx community, focusing on which immigrants deserve to be deported. The Latinx community in this study internalized the notion of the “good” immigrant as the basis of worthiness to stay in the U.S. as a central feature to alleviate their anxiety about deportation.
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