Critical Constellations

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Benjamin Williams

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Benjamin Williams holds an MA in English and American Literature from the University of Texas at El Paso and is currently a PhD candidate in Literary and Cultural Studies at Carnegie Mellon University. His research focuses on the racialization of migration in documentary media related to the US-Mexico border. He has articles in Cultural Critique, ASAP/Journal, and Clues: A Journal of Detection.

Documenting Detainment: The Carceral Design of ICE’s National Detainee Handbook

Benjamin Williams reads through a state document designed to “assert authority and avoid responsibility”—then shows how artist Pablo Allison flips the page back to humanity and agency.

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