{"product_id":"decolonial-environmentalisms-climate-justice-and-speculative-futures-in-latinx-cultural-production-9781477331903","title":"Decolonial Environmentalisms: Climate Justice and Speculative Futures in Latinx Cultural Production","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA critical examination of the environmental movement and the Latinx voices that are shifting how to think about a future shaped by climate change.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eDecolonial Environmentalisms\u003c\/i\u003e, David Vázquez argues that the mainstream environmental movement is implicated in racial capitalism, not least through its ignorance of environmental justice as it pertains to Latinx people. Through close readings of eco-minded novels, films, visual art, and short stories by Chicanx, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Cuban American, Peruvian, and Central American culture makers, Vázquez surfaces diverse Latinx visions for an equitable and sustainable humanity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the creations of Helena María Viramontes, Ester Hernández, Salvador Plascencia, the printmaking collective Dominican York Proyecto GRAFICA, and others, Vázquez locates a bracing critique of racist elisions and assumptions in hegemonic environmentalist thought. At the same time, he shows that the roles of Latinx people in the exploitation of the US West and the ruin of Indigenous communities are ripe for self-examination, in hopes of sparking reform. Indeed, \u003ci\u003eDecolonial Environmentalisms\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of guarded optimism, finding glimmers of possibility even in dystopic science fiction. The overlooked experiences of Latinx people, Vázquez suggests, can inspire environmental movements capable of transformative advocacy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David J. Vázquez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.7lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477331903","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44348915351689,"sku":"9781477331903","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_c3ce1b91-cd5c-42fb-a8ce-0135683bc951.jpg?v=1750802911","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/decolonial-environmentalisms-climate-justice-and-speculative-futures-in-latinx-cultural-production-9781477331903","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}