Racism and borders : representation, repression, resistance / Jeff Shantz, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shantz, Jeff.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Border security.

Racism.

Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.

Emigration and immigration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Algora Pub., c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Despite claims about globalization, we see increasing surveillance, tightened restrictions and growing punitive regimes at international borders. This critical collection examines processes of racialization in relation to border regulations and restrictions. It analyses border controls, racism, and representations of race, within multinational contexts as aspects of neo-liberal governance. It also looks at means by which people resist or challenge racialization. This collection uses the lenses of sociology, criminology, art, literary criticism and political science to critically examine varied

Contents:

Introduction: Contemporary Border Struggles; Chapter 1. Racial profiling at the borders: Implications for National and Human Security; Chapter 2. Racial Profiling; Chapter 3. Race and Imperialism: Migration and Border Control in the Canadian State; Chapter 4. Consuming Fears: Neo-liberal In/Securities, Cannibalization, and Psychopolitics; Chapter 5. "Border Panic" and the Bounds of Racial Identity; Chapter 6. White-Out; Chapter 7. "Self" and "the Other" A Journey of Mutual Recognition; Chapter 8. No One Is Illegal: Resistance and Borders; Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-87586-809-6

OCLC:

693780684