The University of Arizona Press
Date: December 6, 2025
Time: 1:00-1:50 p.m., CST
Place: Salón G, Área Internacional, Expo Guadalajara, Verde Valle, Guadalajara, Mexico
give a presentation about his book, The Rise of Necro/Narco Citizenship: Belonging and Dying in the Southwest North American Region, in Spanish, at the Guadalajara International Book Fair. The presentation will be moderated by Maria Cruz Torres. The Guadalajara Book Fair (Féria del Libro de Guadalajara), November 29-December 7, 2025, is one of the most prestigious book fairs in the world. The Fair hosts speakers by invitation only and includes world authors who write in Spanish and English.
About the book:
The Rise of Necro/Narco Citizenship investigates the intricate and often harrowing dynamics that define the borderlands between the United States, Mexico, and beyond. This groundbreaking book provides a comprehensive cultural, economic, social, and political-ecological analysis, illustrating how various forms of violence and militarization have reshaped the daily lives and identities of the region’s inhabitants. Through meticulous ethnographic fieldwork, extensive archival research, and rigorous statistical data, Vélez-Ibáñez exposes the deeply entrenched networks of exploitation and conflict that have emerged in response to global capitalism’s pressures.
