1 Introduction: dreams of a united Latinx polity
Cultural and political change meets Latinxs
Introducing the mediation of U.S. Latinx identity
Methodology
Outline of chapters
2 The mediation of Latinx identity before the Internet
A note on terminology
Contextualizing the political and economic moment
Racial formation theory applied
Minimization of difference
Denationalization
Racialization
3 New media and U.S. Latinx identity
Naming in a networked society
The "New Latino" and online expression
Navigating U.S. politics as a Latinx
4 Political mobilization in the post-modern digital era
Digital politics-tools, opportunities, and vulnerabilities
Campaigns and political advertising online
Voters as audience-identity constructions
Post-modern identity and politics
Towards a "New Latino" hybrid
5 The professional political class of U.S. Latinxs
Minimization of difference
Denationalization
Racialization
Networked Latinx identity formation
6 Latinx presentation, digital representation
Platforms and messages
The end of DACA
The shutdown
The 2018 Texas Democratic primary
New tools, old practices?
7 Media coverage of the 2018 midterms
How the media talked about Latinx voters
Minimization of difference
Denationalization
Racialization
Telling the Latinx story
8 Conclusion
Findings summarized
Contributions summarized
Limitations of the study
Recommendations
Future directions