Interpersonal and State Violences in Experiences of Migrant Women
Seminar Series
Martha Escobar
Visiting Fellow, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies
February 04, 2009
3:30 p.m.
Location: Institute of the Americas Complex, Deutz Room
Open to: Public
Martha Escobar is a Ph.D. candidate in Ethnic Studies at the University of California, San Diego, and is currently a visiting fellow at the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies. Her fields of specialization include the politics of immigration control and incarceration.
Martha's dissertation focuses on the experiences of migrant women, especially as they are shaped by state policies and practices of policing racialized and gendered national boundaries. Her talk will focus on stories of Mexican migrant women that illustrate how the boundaries between interpersonal and state modes of violence are blurred, obscuring the role of the state in performing violence as a means of securing borders.
To access an audio podcast of Martha's presentation, please click here.
Part of the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies Research Seminar Series.
