Portraits of Persistence

Inequality and Hope in Latin America

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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Profiles of triumph and hardship amid massive inequality in Latin America.Each chapter of Portraits of Persistence, a project of the University of Texas Urban Ethnography Lab, offers an intimate portrait of one or two individual lives. The subjects are a diverse group of individuals from across the continent: grassroots activists and political brokers, private security entrepreneurs, female drug dealers, shantytown dwellers, and rural farmers, as well as migrants finding routes into and out of the region. Through these accounts, the writers explore issues that are common throughout today's world: precarious work situations, gender oppression, housing displacement, experiences navigating the bureaucracy for asylum seekers, state violence, environmental devastation, and access to good and affordable health care. Carefully situating these experiences within the sociohistorical context of their specific local regions or countries, editor Javier Auyero and his colleagues consider how people make sense of the paths their lives have taken, the triumphs and hardships they have experienced, and the aspirations they hold for the future. Ultimately, these twelve compelling profiles offer unique and personal windows into the region’s complex and multilayered reality.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-03-05
Mått152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor304
FörlagUniversity of Texas Press
ISBN9781477328989

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Introduction (Alison Coffey and Javier Auyero) Chapter 1. Soraya, la Reina del Sur in Nicaragua (Dennis Rodgers) Chapter 2. MaÍra: Mothering and Struggle in the Shadow of State Violence (Alison Coffey) Chapter 3. Rodrigo: “Many Secrets, Nothing to Hide”-Security Entrepreneurship in Mexico City (Eldad Levy) Chapter 4. Fabio and AngÉlica: The Resistance of Staying Put (Alex Diamond) Chapter 5. Doris Huaiquian: Newen, Tenacity of Spirit (Cinthya E. Ammerman) Chapter 6. Aurelia: Displacement, Toxicity, and the Struggle for Home (Maricarmen HernÁndez) Chapter 7. Hamid: A Life Deferred in Brazil (Katherine Jensen) Chapter 8. MarÍa: Obligated by Circumstances-From Temporary to Precariously Permanent in the United States (Jennifer Scott) Chapter 9. Ezequiel: A Laburante in Argentina’s Relegated Neighborhoods (Marcos Perez) Chapter 10. Nelson and Celia: Feeling Potholes and Debt in the Bones (Jorge Derpic) Chapter 11. Big Love: A Political Broker at Work (Javier Auyero and SofÍa ServiÁn) Chapter 12. Alberto: Service Work and Social Change in Argentina (Katherine Sobering) Afterword (Javier Auyero) Acknowledgments Contributors Index

Rigorously referenced, this is an essential title for collections dedicated to Hispanic and Latine interests. (Booklist) Portraits of Persistence is an invaluable addition to any discussion of Latin America, poverty, political instability, neoliberalism, gender, indigenous populations, and more. It goes beyond what statistical or demographic descriptions provide to give a poignant view of the lives of ordinary humans in often extraordinary circumstances. It is ideal for courses in ethnographic research, sociology, political science, Latin American Studies and more, or as an interesting and informative read on its own. (Ethnic and Racial Studies) By situating each life story within its broader sociohistorical context, the writers and subjects of Portraits offer unique perspectives into Latin America’s complex reality - and offer deeply compelling stories of lives shaped by hardship and hope. (Extra Credit Substack by UT Liberal Arts) The chapters are deeply informed-most of the authors have known their subjects for years, even decades. The result is a collection of nuanced and insightful essays. Though informed by theory, the emphasis is on telling the life stories of each person. (CHOICE) This edited volume offers a compelling examination of the lives of ordinary people in extraordinary situations, going beyond the insights provided by traditional sociological analysis. The book is both an engaging and educational read on its own and an excellent resource for scholars seeking to understand how persistence is enacted in the daily lives of people across Latin America. (The Americas)

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