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Angharad N. Valdivia

Angharad N. Valdivia is an author, Chair of the Latina Latino Studies Department and Research Professor at the Institute of Communications Research, University of Illinois. She served as editor of Communication Theory and the International Encyclopedia of Media Studies. She is a Fellow of the International Communication Association./Angharad N. Valdivia es escritora, presidenta del Departamento de Estudios Latinos y profesora de investigación en el Instituto de Investigación de Comunicaciones de la Universidad de Illinois. Se desempeñó como editora de Teoría de la comunicación y la Enciclopedia internacional de estudios de medios. Es miembro de la Asociación Internacional de Comunicación.

Stories from this author

Quinceañera (fifteen-year-old girl) wearing a long strapless dress and posing by her mother's side.

A Dream Quinceañera? Latina Girlhood in Mainstream Media

A look into the rite of passage of quinceañeras frequently used as a symbol of gender, sexuality, and ethnicity in popular culture, including film and television.