| Passing Lines: Sexuality and Immigration Contributor(s): Epps, Brad (Editor), Valens, Keja (Editor), Johnson González, Bill (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0674018850 ISBN-13: 9780674018853 Publisher: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American S OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2005 Annotation: "Passing Lines" seeks to stimulate dialogue on the role of sexuality and sexual orientation in immigration to the U.S. from Latin America and the Caribbean. The book looks at the complexities, inconsistencies, and paradoxes of immigration from the point of view of both academics and practitioners in the field. "Passing Lines" takes a close look at the debates that surround eyewitness testimony, expertise, and advocacy regarding immigration and sexuality, bringing together work by scholars, activists, and others from both sides of the border. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration - Social Science | Gender Studies - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 304.808 |
| LCCN: 2005018971 |
| Series: David Rockefeller Center Series on Latin American Studies, H |
| Physical Information: 1.31" H x 5.88" W x 8.9" (1.83 lbs) 504 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Passing Lines seeks to stimulate dialogue on the role of sexuality and sexual orientation in immigration to the U.S. from Latin America and the Caribbean. The book looks at the complexities, inconsistencies, and paradoxes of immigration from the point of view of both academics and practitioners in the field. Passing Lines takes a close look at the debates that surround eyewitness testimony, expertise, and advocacy regarding immigration and sexuality, bringing together work by scholars, activists, and others from both sides of the border. |
Contributor Bio(s): Epps, Brad: - Brad Epps is Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard University.Valens, Keja: - Keja Valens is Assistant Professor of English at Salem State College.Johnson Gonzalez, Bill: - Bill Johnson González is an Instructor of Latino/a Literature at Wesleyan University.Anker, Deborah: - Deborah Anker is the Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Lecturer on Law and Director of the Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program at Harvard Law School.Gastineau, Nicole: - Nicole Gastineau is an M.A. student at Harvard University.Chazaro, Angelica: - Angélica Cházaro is a J.D. candidate at Harvard Law School.Price, Matthew E.: - Matthew E. Price is a J.D. candidate at Harvard Law School.Coll, Kathleen: - Kathleen Coll is a Lecturer in Feminist Studies at Stanford University.Fairbairn, Bill: - Bill Fairbairn is a project coordinator at the Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC) at York University in Toronto, Canada.Suarez-Orozco, Marcelo M.: - Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco is Dean of the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, Distinguished Professor of Education, and Co-Director of the Institute for Immigrant Children, Youth, and Families at the University of California, Los Angeles.Farmer, Paul: - Paul Farmer, M.D., Ph.D., is Kolokotrones University Professor and Chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Editor-in-Chief of Health and Human Rights: An International Journal.Galvao, Heloisa Maria: - Heloisa Maria Galvăo is the president of the Brazilian Women's Group and a Community Field Organizer for Boston Pubic Schools.La Fountain-Stokes, Lawrence: - Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes is Assistant Professor of Latino/Latina Studies and Spanish at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.Lancaster, Roger N.: - Roger N. Lancaster is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Cultural Studies Ph.D. Program at George Mason University.Luibheid, Eithne: - Eithne Luibhéid is the Director of LGBT Studies and Associate Professor of Women's Studies at the University of Arizona.Miller, Alice M.: - Alice M. Miller is Assistant Professor of Clinical Population & Family Health at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University.Sandoval-Sanchez, Alberto: - Alberto Sandoval-Sánchez is Professor of Spanish at Mount Holyoke College. |