Captivity beyond prisons
Subtitle: criminalization experiences of Latina (im)migrants
By: Martha D. Escobar
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9781477308165; 9781477309018; 9781477308295; 9781477308301
Subjects: Women; Government policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE; Social aspects; Immigrants; Hispanic American Studies; Emigration & Immigration; Hispanic American women; Emigration and immigration; Emigration and immigration law; Women illegal aliens; Ethnic Studies; Social conditions; Women immigrants; Criminology
Description: "Escobar examines the criminalization of Latina (im)migrants, delving into questions of reproduction, technologies of power, and social justice in a prison system that consistently devalues the lives of Latinas."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-235) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : shifting the conversation from (im)migrant rights to abolition; title: Understanding the roots of Latina (im)migrants' captivity; title: Reinforcing gendered racial boundaries : unintended consequences of (im)migrant rights discourse; title: Violent formations : criminalizing and disciplining (im)migrant women; title: Domesticating (im)migration : coordinating state violence beyond the nation-state; title: Emancipation is not freedom : a reflection and critique of advocacy abolition; title: Conclusion : envisioning and performing freedom.