This book builds upon Irina Carlota [Lotti] Silber's nearly 25 years of ethnographic research
centered in Chalatenango, El Salvador, to follow the trajectories—geographic, temporal …

In Visual Disobedience, Kency Cornejo traces the emergence of new artistic strategies for
Indigenous, feminist, and anticarceral resistance in the wake of torture, disappearance …

1. As Ifeoma Nwankwo states,“the beginning of the text is set in the girl's world, the world she
shares with her 'girls,'the world of double-dutch girls. The beginning pronounces the value of …

In recent years, Latinos—primarily Central American migrants—crossing the southern
border of the United States have dominated the national media, as the legitimacy of their …

Black in Print examines the role of narrative, from traditional writing to new media, in
conversations about race and belonging in the isthmus. It argues that the production …

This chapter defines race, ethnicity, social class, gender, and sexuality and how these forms
of social difference can limit people's capabilities. The connection between discrimination …

This chapter explores the relationship between poverty and migration through the lens of the
capabilities approach to human development. A theory central to the intersection of …

This chapter grounds the book's arc with a chapter on the history and phases of
transnational solidarity with Nicaragua and Central America, more broadly. Cosgrove …

The 2018 uprising and ensuing political crisis in Nicaragua has had devastating
ramifications for those experiencing its effects firsthand; the impacts have also extended far …

This chapter explains how the case of the UCA holds important lessons for universities
around the world by theorizing the transformative role of universities in Central America, in …