Borders, labor, and beyond: Collective reflections on Harsha Walia's writing, activism, and influence on the anthropology of work

Harsha Walia is the winner of the 2022 Conrad M. Arensberg Award given by the Society for the Anthropology of Work for outstanding contributions to the anthropology of work from inside the discipline and beyond. Walia is a scholar, activist, and organizer committed to migrant justice and border abol...

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Published in:Anthropology of work review 2024-07, Vol.45 (1), p.39-54
Main Authors: Campbell, Stephen, Godboldt, Adrian D., Hjalmarson, Elise, Holmes, Seth M., Hodžić, Saida, Raheja, Natasha, Rodriguez Solis, Gerardo, Shankar, Arjun, Shaw, Jennifer E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activism
Activists
Advocacy
Anthropology of work
border imperialism
Borders
Capitalism
Exploitation
Globalization
Imperialism
Justice
Labor migration
Migrant workers
migration
Nationalism
Racism
Scholarship
Work
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Summary:Harsha Walia is the winner of the 2022 Conrad M. Arensberg Award given by the Society for the Anthropology of Work for outstanding contributions to the anthropology of work from inside the discipline and beyond. Walia is a scholar, activist, and organizer committed to migrant justice and border abolition. She is also author of Border and Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Racist Nationalism (Fernwood Press 2021), Undoing Border Imperialism (AK Press 2013), as well as numerous journal articles. Walia's analysis and her organizing with No One Is Illegal and other activist communities lay bare why border imperialism continues to feed into worker exploitation and why border abolition is imperative for migrant worker justice. This roundtable discussion is the culmination of collective thinking by anthropologists about how Walia's work has influenced their own, including their research, writing, and advocacy with their interlocutors who live and work across borders.
ISSN:0883-024X
1548-1417
DOI:10.1111/awr.12269