In , Dr. Benjamin Dangl, a ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Lecturer of Public Communication in the Department of Community Development and Applied Economics, speaks with a vibrant collection of Indigenous and feminist media makers and community organizers in Bolivia. Dangl has covered social movements and politics in Latin America for over two decades. As he explains, "Across my career, I've done a lot of ethnographic research in Bolivia on the role of oral history, and I've done a lot of work understanding the global economy in the journalism that I've done and for the different books I've written. I'm a writer, and a journalist, and a communicator, so I draw from a bunch of different skills, and knowledge, and disciplines. I've always been drawn to how we can apply our work outside of academia."
In these thoughtful interviews, he expands his impact far beyond the academe. His grassroots journalism centers Indigenous liberation, people's movements, and feminist social change. These human-centered spotlights give the reader a multitude of possibilities for understanding cultural identity, enhancing community, and engendering positive social change.
This is part of a larger research and book project by Dr. Dangl focusing on Indigenous, Feminist, and Social Movement media and community journalism across Latin America. .