Captivity beyond prisons : criminalization experiences of Latina (im)migrants /

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"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

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Escobar, Martha D. (Author)
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Emigration and immigration law > United States.
Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
Emigration and immigration > Women > United States.
Hispanic American women > United States > Social conditions.
Immigrants > Government policy > United States.
Women noncitizens > United States > Social conditions.
Women immigrants > United States > Social conditions.
Illegal immigration > United States.
Noncitizens.
Undocumented Immigrants
Émigration et immigration > Aspect social.
Américaines d'origine latino-américaine > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Immigrantes clandestines > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Immigrantes > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Immigration clandestine > États-Unis.
Immigrants clandestins.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Hispanic American Studies.
Illegal immigration.
Emigration and immigration law.
Hispanic American women > Social conditions.
Immigrants > Government policy.
Women immigrants > Social conditions.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Understanding the roots of Latina (im)migrants' captivity
  • Reinforcing gendered racial boundaries : unintended consequences of (im)migrant rights discourse
  • Violent formations : criminalizing and disciplining (im)migrant women
  • Domesticating (im)migration : coordinating state violence beyond the nation-state
  • Emancipation is not freedom : a reflection and critique of advocacy abolition
  • Conclusion : envisioning and performing freedom.

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