Revista Extraprensa

Since the arrival of Europeans to the continent they came to call America in 1492, this part of the globe has been the target of countless interpretations that aimed to construct the specificities of the people, flora and fauna that exist here, under the aegis of the exploratory European colonial system. Following the independence processes that took place in the 19th century, these specificities were rethought by Eurocentric Creole elites, with a view to forming and legitimizing their respective national states. In the 20th century, marked by intense ideological divisions, Latin Americans once again sought to reformulate the bases of the political pacts responsible for maintaining the “imagined communities” created by nationalism since emancipation from Europeans. Considering these and other layers of time and historical meanings, this issue of Revista Extraprensa focuses on the communication strategies employed by a wide range of social agents, such as political party leaders, representatives of social movements, minority groups, and intellectuals, with a view to forming an ideology about Latin America that can explain its singularities in relation to other peoples and continents. In short, what remains of the idea of ​​nationalism responsible for the creation of Latin American identities? How can we (re)think Latin America and its discourses about itself based on what is common and different to us at the same time?