[Linganth] Georgia Ennis on Rainforest Radio

[Ilana Gershon]

Dear Colleagues,
Today on the blog we hear from Georgia Ennis, who is answering Bernie
Perley's questions on her new book, Rainforest Radio.

www.campanthropology.org

Best,
 Ilana

Press blurb: Napo Kichwa communities in the Upper Ecuadorian Amazon find
themselves doubly marginalized by settler colonialism and well-intentioned
language revitalization projects.

In *Rainforest Radio* Georgia C. Ennis provides a comprehensive
ethnographic exploration of Amazonian Kichwa community media, offering a
unique look at how Indigenous broadcast and performance media facilitate
linguistic and cultural reclamation in the Ecuadorian Amazon.

This work offers a critical analysis of how standardized language
revitalization efforts, like the imposition of Unified Kichwa, can
inadvertently perpetuate linguistic oppression. Ennis follows producers,
performers, and consumers to understand the role of media in language
reclamation. Through extensive fieldwork, she provides vivid portrayals of
community efforts to sustain the language and cultural practices of their
elders amid environmental and social upheaval.

Meticulously researched and beautifully written, *Rainforest Radio* is an
essential work for anthropologists, linguists, and social scientists
interested in language revitalization, Indigenous media, and environmental
justice. This book showcases the transformative potential of
community-driven media initiatives, highlighting the innovative responses
of Napo Kichwa activists to the unique challenges they face. It serves as a
powerful model for those working on similar issues worldwide, demonstrating
the critical role of community media in language reclamation and cultural
sustainability.
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