Main entry:

Rael, Ronald, 1971- author.

Title & Author:

Borderwall as architecture : a manifesto for the U.S.-Mexico boundary / Ronald Rael ; foreword by Teddy Cruz.

Publication:

[Oakland, CA] : University of California Press, [2017]

Description:

xvii, 184 pages : illustrations, maps, plans (some color) ; 21 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword: Borderwalls as public space? / Teddy Cruz -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The revolting door / Ronald Rael -- One. Pilgrims at the wall / Marcello Di Cintio -- Two. Borderwall as architecture : the divided states of North America / Ronald Rael -- Three. Transborderisms : practices that tear down walls / Norma Iglesias-Prieto -- Four. Recuerdos/souvenirs : a nuevo grand tour / Ronald Rael -- Five. Why walls don't work / Michael Dear. -- Afterwards / Ronald Rael. -- Selected bibliography -- Author and contributors -- Credits -- Index of recuerdos -- Index.

Summary:

"Borderwall as Architecture is an account of the barrier that divides the United States of America from the United States of Mexico. It is an historical account, a protest against the wall, and a projection about its future through a series of propositions that suggest that the wall in its conception is an opportunity for economic and social development along the border. The book makes this case by taking readers on a conceptual journey along a wall that cuts through a "third nation"--The Divided States of America. Along this journey the transformative effects of the wall on people, animals and the natural and built landscape are exposed and called into question through the story of people, who on both sides of the border, transform the wall--giving it new meaning by challenging its very existence in remarkably creative ways. Coupled with these real-life accounts are unsolicited counter proposals for the wall, that re-imagine, hyperbolize, or question the wall and its construction, cost, performance and its meaning. These proposals work from the proposition that despite the intended use of the wall to keep people out and away, the wall is instead an attractor, engaging both sides in a common dialogue."--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9780520283947 paperback
0520283945 paperback

Subject:

Werthein, Judi, 1967- Brinco.
Walls Mexican-American Border Region.
Border security Social aspects Mexican-American Border Region.
Immigration enforcement Social aspects Mexican-American Border Region.
Murs Région frontalière mexicano-américaine.
Sécurité frontalière Aspect social Région frontalière mexicano-américaine.
Émigration et immigration--Lois--Application Aspect social Région frontalière mexicano-américaine.
Émigration et immigration Lois Application Aspect social Région frontalière mexicano-américaine.
ARCHITECTURE / Landscape.
ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning.
ART / American / Hispanic American.
ART / Art & Politics.
ART / Public Art.
ART / Sculpture & Installation.
HISTORY / North America.
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies.
Border security Social aspects.
Emigration and immigration.
Immigration enforcement Social aspects.
Walls.
Grenzmauer
Grenzgebiet
Grenze
Architektur
Intervention
Anthropogeografie
Künstlerisches Manifest
Mexico Emigration and immigration.
United States Emigration and immigration.
Mexique Émigration et immigration.
États-Unis Émigration et immigration.
Mexico.
North America Mexican-American Border Region.
United States.
USA
Mexiko

Added entries:

Cruz, Teddy, writer of foreword.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 295220
Call No.: BIB 241316
Status: Available