Book reading and discussion with Shaylih Muehlmann, Anthropology (UBC), Canada Research Chair in Language, Culture and the Environment, and Peter Wall Institute Early Career Scholar.
Shaylih Muelhmann (Anthropology, UBC), When I Wear my Alligator Boots (University of California Press, 2013)
Wednesday, March 26, 2014, 4-4:40pm
Peter Wall Ideas Lounge, University Centre, Room 157, UBC, 6331 Crescent Road
When I Wear My Alligator Boots examines how the lives of dispossessed men and women are affected by the rise of narcotrafficking along the U.S.-Mexico border. In particular, the book explores a crucial tension at the heart of the “war on drugs”: despite the violence and suffering brought on by drug cartels, for the rural poor in Mexico’s north, narcotrafficking offers one of the few paths to upward mobility and is a powerful source of cultural meanings and local prestige.
This is a free event open to UBC faculty and guests. No RSVP is required. Cash beer, wine and tapas available.