Mapping the Marginal Role of Design in Immigrant Detention in Texas: November 14, 2017

The UNO Department of History Annual Winchell Lecture will present Dr. Sarah Lopez, a built environment historian and migration scholar from the University of Texas at Austin. This talk maps the growth of Texas’ detention infrastructure in relation to changing immigration policy and the privatization of incarceration. It also addresses the role of design in the production of detention space throughout the last forty years. A material history of immigrant detention centers reveals the absence of a comprehensive vision for immigrant detention as distinct from the U.S. penal system, normalizing the use of “non-normative” prison environments for America’s newest arrivals.

 

The talk will be held, tomorrow, Tuesday, November 14th at 6:00pm in the UNO Milo Bail Student Center – Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public.

 

The talk is co-sponsored by the UNO’s Office of Latino/Latin American Studies (OLLAS) and Western History Association.