S5E6 - Refusing Death: Immigrant Women and the Fight for Environmental Justice in LA

2022-02-08

Summary: Host Caris Fox and guest Dr. Nadia Kim discuss Dr. Kim’s new book Refusing Death: Immigrant Women and the Fight for Environmental Justice in LA. While Los Angeles is popularly known as the city of Hollywood, glamor, and the Kardashians, unbeknownst to most people, LA is also the city of oil and contains one of the biggest ports in North America. This episode includes a discussion about the impacts of neoliberalism and nativism in perpetuating environmental INjustice, the intersection of race, class, gender, an...

Summary:

Host Caris Fox and guest Dr. Nadia Kim discuss Dr. Kim’s new book Refusing Death: Immigrant Women and the Fight for Environmental Justice in LA. While Los Angeles is popularly known as the city of Hollywood, glamor, and the Kardashians, unbeknownst to most people, LA is also the city of oil and contains one of the biggest ports in North America. This episode includes a discussion about the impacts of neoliberalism and nativism in perpetuating environmental INjustice, the intersection of race, class, gender, and citizenship, and defines and expands on biopower, bioneglect, and emotive power.

Links:

Dr. Kim's Website: http://nadiakimacademic.net/

Refusing Death: Asian and Latina Immigrant Women Activists on Race, Class, and Morality Lecture: https://youtu.be/RO86SpMhf_o

IRISE Call for Climate Justice: https://operations.du.edu/irise/content/content/climatejustice

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