UCSB Arts & Lectures: Jason De León
**Events may have been canceled or postponed. Please contact the venue to confirm the event.
Date & Time
Thu, May 15 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Address (map)
UCSB Campbell Hall
Venue
Campbell Hall
Anthropologist and 2024 National Book Award Winner
FREE copies of De León’s new book, Soldiers and Kings, will be available while supplies last (pick up at event, one per household)
“I refuse to live in a world without hope.” – Jason De León accepting the 2024 National Book Award for Nonfiction
Join 2024 National Book Award-winner Jason De León as he explores the human consequences of U.S. immigration policies and shares stories of hope and resilience from the border. An expert on the study of migration across the U.S.-Mexico border, De León is an internationally recognized anthropologist, MacArthur fellow and the award-winning author of The Land of Open Graves and Soldiers and Kings. De León is also executive director of the Undocumented Migration Project, a collective that raises awareness about migration issues and helps families of missing migrants reunite with their loved ones. Don’t miss this urgent conversation on the human cost and potential solutions to the crisis of global border enforcement.
