Title
Open hand, closed fist : practices of undocumented organizing in a hostile state / Kathryn Abrams.
ISBN
9780520384415
0520384415
9780520384422
0520384423
9780520384439
Publication
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2022]
Physical Description
xiv, 286 pages ; 24 cm.
Summary
"How does a group that lacks legal status organize its members to become effective political activists? In the early 2000s, Arizona's campaign of "attrition by enforcement" aimed to make life so miserable for undocumented immigrants that they would "self-deport." Undocumented activists resisted hostile legislation, registered thousands of new Latino voters, and joined a national movement to advance justice for immigrants. Drawing on five years of observation and interviews with activists in Phoenix, Arizona, Kathryn Abrams explains how the practices of storytelling, emotion cultures, and performative citizenship fueled this grassroots movement. Together these practices produced both the "open hand" (the affective bonds among participants) and the "closed fist" (the pragmatic strategies of resistance) that have allowed the movement to mobilize and sustain itself over time. "-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Abrams, Kathryn, 1958- Open hand, closed fist Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2022]
Added to Catalog
October 07, 2022
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.