The Social Issues Shelf

Refugees, Refuge, and Human Displacement
Ignacio Lopez-Calvo, editor
Marjorie Agosin, editor
Anthem Press
www.anthempress.com
9781839982484, $125.00, HC, 260pp

https://www.amazon.com/Refugees-Displacement-Studies-American-Literature/dp= /1839982489

Synopsis: Every American is a descendant of either a Native American, and e= nslaved person, an immigrant, or a refugee. Collaboratively compiled and co= -edited by Ignacio Lopez-Calva and Marjorie Agosin, "Refugees, Refuge, and = Human Displacement" is devoted to that fourth category.

The essays comprising "Refugees, Refuge, and Human Displacement" study the = concept of refuge as well as historical forced displacement and statelessne= ss, trying to provide potential lasting solutions to the many problems asso= ciated with this situation. This volume is not only timely but expansive, a=
s it moves from the pressing crisis of refugees to the crisis of humanity t= hat seeks to find refuge.

From refugees to asylum seekers, from climate change to war, from historica=
l uprootedness and displacement to today's crisis of refugeeism, these topi=
cs are mobilizing humanities scholars to think about refugees with a new se= nse of urgency. "Refugees, Refuge, and Human Displacement" demonstrates how=
interdisciplinary cultural approaches grounded in the humanities can trans= form refugee conversations so often dominated by political science, economi= cs, and other disciplines. In doing so, the collection sets up far more inc= lusive refugee discussions and urges humanities thinkers to respond by taki=
ng the lead in the face of environmental and sociopolitical uncertainties.

Critique: A timely contribution to our national discussion concerning the a= dmission of refugees into the United States of America, "Refugees, Refuge, = and Human Displacement" is comprised of an informative Introduction followe=
d by thirteen erudite and informative essays by contributors with expertise=
in their areas of study, deftly organized into four major sections (Humani=
ty and Human Displacement; Seeking Refuge; Acts of Creating Refuge; Approac= hes to Constructing Refuge). While available in a digital book format (Kind= le, $35.20) for personal reading lists for students, academia, political ac= tivists, governmental policy makers, and non-specialist general readers wit=
h an interest in the subject, "Refugees, Refuge, and Human Displacement" is=
particularly recommended for professional and academic library Immigration=
Policy & Studies collections and supplemental curriculum lists.

Editorial Note #1: Marjorie Agosin (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/= marjorie-agosin) is a poet and human rights activist with a long career ded= icated to the themes of social justice.

Editorial Note #2: Ignacio Lopez-Calvo is UC Merced Presidential Endowed Ch= air in the humanities and professor of Latin American literature. He is the=
author of eight monographs. (https://www.ucmerced.edu/content/ignacio-l%C3= %B3pez-calvo)

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