REI Colloquium: Imperial Policing: Weaponized Data in Carceral Chicago

This is the first in a series of events examining race, ethnicity, and immigration. Authors Dr. Andy Clarno and Dr. Michael De Anda Muñiz will disucss their book, Imperial Policing: Weaponized Data in Carceral Chicago.

Imperial Policing examines the role of local law enforcement, federal immigration authorities, and national security agencies in upholding Chicago's highly unequal social order. Collaboratively authored by the Policing in Chicago Research Group, Imperial Policing was developed in dialogue with movements on the front lines of struggles against racist policing in Black, Latinx, and Arab/Muslim communities. It analyzes the connections between three police “wars”—on crime, terror, and immigrants—focusing on the weaponization of data and the coordination between local and national agencies to suppress communities of color and undermine social movements. Joining us to discuss the book are two members of the Policing in Chicago Research Group, Dr. Michael De Anda Muñiz (San Francisco State University) and Dr. Andy Clarno (University of Illinois at Chicago).

Michael De Anda Muñiz is an Assistant Professor in the Latina/Latino Studies Department at San Francisco State University. He received his PhD in Sociology from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2020. His research interests include culture, art, community engagement, space, and resistance. He currently teaches graduate and undergraduate courses for the Latina/Latino Studies Department that focus on the sociology of Latinas/xs/os, research methods, art, community organizing, and media. Additionally, Dr. De Anda Muñiz has experience teaching inside jails and prisons, performing at community art spaces, galleries, and museums, and collaborating on public art projects.

Andy Clarno is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Black Studies and Associate Head of the Sociology Department at the University of Illinois at Chicago. His research examines racism, capitalism, colonialism, and empire in the early 21st century, with a focus on racialized policing and struggles for social justice in contexts of extreme inequality.

This is an accessible event. If you are a disabled person and need reasonable accommodations to participate they will be provided. For more information, and to make a request, please contact Ezra Bristow at [email protected]

Host or Publisher Institute of Governmental Studies