November 2019
Queer Indigeneity and Anti-Authoritarianism in Brazil
How do queer natives in Brazil face the challenges of settler-colonial policies implemented by Jair Bolsonaro’s administration? That is, how do queer natives respond to the government’s racism and homophobia, and the threats to the environment? The answer to these questions will be explored through a critical discussion of oral testimonies, and archival records that show queer native activists’ struggles against authoritarianism in Brazil. Estevão Fernandes teaches in the Social Sciences Department at the Federal University of Rondônia in Brazil,…
Find out more »Trained to Kill: How Police Training Denied the Complex Innocence of Antonio Zambrano Montes
Dr. Lisa Marie Cacho examines the police shooting of Antonio Zambrano-Montes, an undocumented Latino immigrant who was throwing rocks when he was shot. Instead of trying to figure out why a specific shooting happened or making a case for why a specific victim was more innocent than not, she starts with the premise that no shootings should be automatically justified and that all people—even if in the act of committing a crime—are complexly innocent. Co-sponsored by The Consortium in Latin…
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