Policed: A Latinx History of State Violence

Spanning the nineteenth century to the present, Policed: A Latinx History of State Violence, examines how policing became a key component in the formation of Latinx identity and political consciousness, and still lies at the heart of many pressing issues confronting Latinx communities today, including immigration, employment, health, and housing. More than simply telling a story of police brutality and harassment, Marisol LeBrón powerfully shows that Latinx people have continually resisted state violence and worked to build a more liberated future.

Join the Global Studies in Migration and Diaspora Workshop in learning more about and discussing LeBrón's forthcoming book. The event will take place at Stanford Humanities Center (Board Room). RSVP here for lunch.

Marisol LeBrón is an Associate Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. An interdisciplinary scholar, LeBrón’s research and teaching focus on social inequality, policing, violence, and protest. She is the author of Against Muerto Rico: Lessons from the Verano Boricua (2021) and Policing Life and Death: Race, Violence, and Resistance in Puerto Rico (2019). LeBrón is an active contributor to popular conversations about policing as well as Puerto Rico and its diaspora. She has published op-eds in The Washington Post, The Guardian and Truthout and has been interviewed by a number of news outlets. Dr. LeBrón is one of the co-creators and project leaders for the "Puerto Rico Syllabus" (#PRsyllabus), a digital resource for understanding the Puerto Rican debt crisis.