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If borders, police, and military forces uphold state power, and states are inherently unequal, can these forces also promote equity, stability, and safety?
Aretxaga, Mbembé, and Smith all argue that racialized violence should be understood as part of, and not outside of, the exercise of state power. What does this analysis suggest about the long-term legitimacy of state society?
Intersectional analyses allow us to perceive gendered and classed experiences with racism, as well as racialized experiences with heteropatriarchy. How do ideas about gender, race, and class differentially shape the life experiences of the people profiled in these essays?