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The concept of "aftershocks" is used in the context of earthquakes
to describe the jolts felt after the initial quake, but no disaster
is a singular event. Aftershocks of Disaster examines the lasting
effects of hurricane Maria, not just the effects of the wind or the
rain, but delving into what followed: state failure, social
abandonment, capitalization on human misery, and the collective
trauma produced by the botched response.
Two years after Hurricane Maria hit, Puerto Ricans are still
reeling from its effects and aftereffects. Aftershocks collects
poems, essays and photos from survivors of Hurricane Maria
detailing their determination to persevere. The concept of
"aftershocks" is used in the context of earthquakes to describe the
jolts felt after the initial quake, but no disaster is a singular
event. Aftershocks of Disaster examines the lasting effects of
hurricane Maria, not just the effects of the wind or the rain, but
delving into what followed: state failure, social abandonment,
capitalization on human misery, and the collective trauma produced
by the botched response.
En el contexto de los terremotos, "una replica" describe las
sacudidas que se sienten despues del sismo inicial. Ningun desastre
es un acontecimiento singular. Las replicas del desastre examina
los efectos duraderos del huracan Maria, no solo del viento o la
lluvia, sino de lo que siguio: el fracaso del Estado, el abandono
social, la capitalizacion de la miseria humana y el trauma
colectivo producto de una respuesta incompetente y fracasada.
In her exciting new book, Marisol LeBron traces the rise of
punitive governance in Puerto Rico over the course of the twentieth
century and up to the present. Punitive governance emerged as a way
for the Puerto Rican state to manage the deep and ongoing crises
stemming from the archipelago's incorporation into the United
States as a colonial territory. A structuring component of everyday
life for many Puerto Ricans, police power has reinforced social
inequality and worsened conditions of vulnerability in marginalized
communities. This book provides powerful examples of how Puerto
Ricans negotiate and resist their subjection to increased levels of
segregation, criminalization, discrimination, and harm. Policing
Life and Death shows how Puerto Ricans are actively rejecting
punitive solutions and working toward alternative understandings of
safety and a more just future.
In her exciting new book, Marisol LeBron traces the rise of
punitive governance in Puerto Rico over the course of the twentieth
century and up to the present. Punitive governance emerged as a way
for the Puerto Rican state to manage the deep and ongoing crises
stemming from the archipelago's incorporation into the United
States as a colonial territory. A structuring component of everyday
life for many Puerto Ricans, police power has reinforced social
inequality and worsened conditions of vulnerability in marginalized
communities. This book provides powerful examples of how Puerto
Ricans negotiate and resist their subjection to increased levels of
segregation, criminalization, discrimination, and harm. Policing
Life and Death shows how Puerto Ricans are actively rejecting
punitive solutions and working toward alternative understandings of
safety and a more just future.
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