Popular Culture in the Americas

Imagining Justice: Gritos Latinos and Sonic Escraches


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This episode explores the concepts of truth and justice in a post-dictatorial society. Additionally, I focus on the value of performance studies for understanding and engaging with popular culture (art) that seeks to reconcile self, community, nation, and history. The relationship between youth, art, and resistance comes into focus through restorative justice practices and collective activism throughout the region, over and over again.

Study guide available on my website.

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Popular Culture in the AmericasBy Melissa Maldonado-Salcedo