New Book!
LALSC Steering Committee members and Ethnic Studies professors Arturo Aldama and Jessica Ordaz are editors of a new book, Resistance and Abolition in the Borderlands: Confronting Trump’s Reign of Terror out now from The University of Arizona Press. The interdisciplinary collection presents one of the first detailed examinations of state violence and immigration in the Trump era. Insightful contributions delve into the impact of Donald Trump’s rhetoric and policies on migrants detained and returned, immigrant children separated from their parents and placed in detention centers, and migrant women subjected to sexual and reproductive abuses, among other timely topics. The chapter authors document a long list in what the book calls “Trump’s Reign of Terror.”
Organized thematically, the book has four sections: The first gathers histories about the Trump years’ roots in a longer history of anti-migration; the second includes essays on artistic and activist responses on the border during the Trump years; the third critiques the normalization of Trump’s rhetoric and actions in popular media and culture; and the fourth envisions the future.
Numerous CU faculty and alumni contributed to the volume, including CU professors Nishant Upadhyay (ETHN) and JM Rivera (ENGL). CU alumni contributors include Sergio Macias (University of Denver), Allison Glover (American Friends Service Committee), Roberto Monico (Cal Poly Humboldt), Jennifer Cullison (Cal State Stanislaus), and Eliseo Ortiz (Washington State University).
Resistance and Abolition in the Borderlands is an essential reader for those wishing to understand the extent of the damage caused by the Trump era and its impact on Latinx people.
LALSC will host a book launch even in the Fall 2024 semester. Until then, enhorabuena to Professors Aldama and Ordaz!