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Angela Garcia: "Writing, Collectivity, and Care Among Undocumented Mexican Immigrants"

"Cathartic Writing, Collectivity, and Care Among Undocumented Mexican Immigrants" Angela Garcia, Professor and Chair, Department of Anthropology, Stanford University This talk draws from an ethnography of a little-known therapeutic community of undocumented Mexican immigrants living in the United States. The foundation of this community is a grueling three-day healing ritual called an experience. This talk describes one such experience that took place in the Northern California forest in 2022, focusing on its novel practice of cathartic writing. Garcia argues that this writing practice is far more than a tool for self-care or self-expression; it is also a medium for collectivity and political critique. By writing a “self” that is never alone, the experience provides a mode of care and healing that enables immigrants to collectively weather and represent the myriad forms of violence that accompany undocumented life. Sponsored by: ISSI's Berkeley Center for Social Medicine Co-sponsored by: Center for Ethnographic Research, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Berkeley Public Health, Othering & Belonging Institute, Latinx Research Center April 24, 2025.