Colleagues may be interested in the publication of the following new book:

*Transmedia Archaeology in Latin America: Miscegenation, Identities and
Convergences *

*Edited by Camilo Tamayo Gómez, Matthew Freeman & Esteban Morales Velásquez*

*Transmedia Archeology in Latin America: Miscegenation, Identities and
Convergences* examines the role of transmediality on historical fiction and
nonfiction narratives in South American countries, spanning Argentina,
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico. The book explores the particular
characteristics of the stories told in various media and their evolution
over time, exploring in particular how these narratives have helped in the
configuration and construction of identity in Latin America. More broadly,
its analysis of various cases of fiction and nonfiction production from a
transmedia archaeological perspective account for the specific ways in
which multiple transmedia narratives have been produced since the second
half of the 20th century in Latin America.

*Table of Contents:*

1. Introduction
*– Camilo Tamayo Gómez, Esteban Morales Velásquez & **Matthew Freeman*

2. The Concept of Transmedia Archaeology
*– Matthew Freeman*

3. Transmedia Narratives and Construction of Identities in Latin America
*– Camilo Tamayo Gómez*

4. Argentina: Maradona - The Hand of God in a Transmedia Legacy
*– Esteban Morales Velásquez*

5. Brazil: The Cangaço, Historical Legend in Transmedia - Analysis of Latin
American Audiences Addressing the History of the Cangaço in Brazil
*– Jenniffer A. Martinez Duitama*

6. Chile: Condorito and his Contribution to Humanity - Transmedia
Archaeology and Latin American Identity
*– Inty Bachué Buelvas Diaz*

7. Colombia: Ugly Betty, Melodrama and Transmedia Storytelling - A Case
Study
*– Diana Giraldo*

8. Mexico: Approaching the Fictional Universe of “Chespirito” and its
Impact on the Development of Fan Culture
*– Natalia Palacio Vásquez*

9. Mexico: The Saint and Lucha Libre in Mexico - A Transmedia Story
*– María Paola Aguilar & Andrés Felipe Giraldo*

10. Conclusions: Latin America, the Land of Mestizo Narratives
*– Esteban Morales Velásquez*


*Published by EAFIT University Press, the book is open access and can be
read in full (in Spanish) via the following link:*
https://www.academia.edu/32678898/Transmedia_Archaeology_in_Latin_America_Miscegenation_Identities_and_Convergences



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*Unit of Assessment Leader, **Communication, Cultural and Media Studies*
*Co-Director, The Centre for Media Research*
*Film and Media Subject Lead**, SWW AHRC DTP*

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