{"product_id":"decolonial-environmentalisms-david-j-vzquez-9781477331477","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 V?zquez 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, V?zquez surfaces diverse Latinx visions for an equitable and sustainable humanity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the creations of Helena Mar?a Viramontes, Ester Hern?ndez, Salvador Plascencia, the printmaking collective Dominican York Proyecto Gr?fica, and others, V?zquez 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, V?zquez suggests, can inspire environmental movements capable of transformative advocacy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David J. V?zquez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1477331476\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477331477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"David J. V?zquez","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46489199313151,"sku":"9781477331477","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_40b61be5-3917-4284-83a1-e3e1eb8da0c8.jpg?v=1736952881","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/decolonial-environmentalisms-david-j-vzquez-9781477331477","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}