"Guat Hunting": Framing Racialized Violence and Death of Maya Migrants in the U.S.

In “Guat Hunting”: Framing Racialized Violence and Death of Maya Migrants in the U.S.,” Alicia Ivonne Estrada maintains that while a racist militarized Guatemalan state has forced thousands to migrate to the U.S., once... [ view full abstract ]

In “Guat Hunting”: Framing Racialized Violence and Death of Maya Migrants in the U.S.,” Alicia Ivonne Estrada maintains that while a racist militarized Guatemalan state has forced thousands to migrate to the U.S., once here, they continue to encounter varied forms of violence, disposability and erasure. This is particularly evident in the ways mainstream media represents official national narratives that eclipse the violence confronted by Maya migrants. She explores the links between the legacies of the Guatemalan genocide, contemporary violence against Mayas and the upsurge of Maya migration to the U.S. In particular, she examines the ways the death of Maya migrants is discursively represented in newspaper articles published in the U.S.

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