Watchful Lives in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands

by Carolin Luiprecht, Eveline Drr, Jonathan Alderman, et al.

Watchfulness shapes many Chicanxs' and other People of Color's everyday lives in San Diego. Experiencing racist discrimination can lead to becoming vigilant, which frames their subjectivity. Focusing particularly on Chicanxs, we show how they seek to intervene against structural inequalities and threats in their lives, such as by re-claiming space, consciousness raising, participating in protests, and healing practices. We argue that contestations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110997274
• ISBN13: 9783110997279
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"