Crossing Borders

Building Radical Economic Subjectivities along the USA/Mexico Border from Sites of Privilege

Bibliographic Data

ID2369939
AuthorsJulie Steinkopf Rice (New Mexico State University, corresponding author), Emily Cummins (0009-0000-7426-5544, New Mexico State University), Emily R Cummins (New Mexico State University), Aprildawn Willeford (New Mexico State University)
Year2011
Volume37
Issue6
Pages721-737
Publication date2011-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCritical Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0896-9205 • E-ISSN: 1569-1632
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0896920510380073
OpenAlexW2093547074
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited49

Research examining radical economic subjectivity processes involved in creating alternative economies remains extremely scarce. We address this lacuna by employing qualitative techniques including semi-structured interviews and participant observation to examine advocates who work to provide economic alternatives to economically dislocated communities along the USA/Mexico border. Theoretically we use a poststructural feminist perspective to illuminate the contradictions and complexities involved in how these advocates negotiate and often work against their interests arising from class, race, and geopolitical privileges. Contributions of this study include demonstrating the utility of a poststructural feminist approach to global political economic issues that extend beyond a focus upon gender. This theoretical approach provides insights into the complex relations radical economic subjects have to the state; the importance of critical self-reflection in building solidarity across different social locations; and the complexities related to language barriers and representation of the subaltern

Class analysis · Epistemology · Geopolitics · Grassroots · Negotiation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Solidarity · Subaltern · Subjectivity · Gender Studies · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Political Economy and Marxism

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