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Latinx Thought and Culture: The NPR Archive, 1979-1990

Latinx Thought and Culture: The NPR Archive, 1979-1990

Latinx Thought and Culture: The NPR Archive, 1979-1990 (ProQuest 350)

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Description:

Latinx Thought and Culture: The NPR Archive, 1979-1990 showcases two radio programs: the weekly Spanish-language Enfoque Nacional (1979-1988) and the Daily English-language Latin File (1988-1990), available for the first time in a searchable database as digitized audio with transcripts. They focus on Latinx issues related to politics, sociology, human rights, the arts and more with interviews of key figures and news reporting by a new generation of Latino/a journalists at the time

Coverage:
  • Enfoque Nacional, 1979-1988 (Weekly, 500 episodes of 30 minutes each)
  • Latin File, 1988-1990 (Daily, 414 episodes of 15 minutes each)