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Elizabeth R. Drame is a professor in Teaching and Learning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She prepares special educators and coordinates the Autism Spectrum Disorders Certicate Program. She is a co-editor of Black Participatory Research: Power, Identity and the Struggle for Justice in Education. Drame received her Ph.D. in Learning Disabilities from Northwestern University. Tara Adams earned a Data Entry certicate at Milwaukee Area Technical College. She works in disability advocacy and served as a family advocate for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin Promise Program, helping families and youth receiving Social Security Supplemental Income to improve post-secondary outcomes. Veronica R. Nolden served as a special education paraprofessional, autism advocate and volunteer at a local hospital. She is a cofounder of the Milwaukee Urban Autism Summit and serves as a speaker on disability related topics with a specic focus on autism. Judy M. Nardi is currently a Senior Pharmacy Technician. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in African American Literature from Loyola University in Chicago, IL. List of Illustrations – Acknowledgments – Introduction: Berta no ha muerto, Berta se ha multiplicado! Paving – Chapter One: Preserving the Affective Being: Reconsiderations of Affect from a Non-Western Perspective – Chapter Two: Indigenous Ecologies: The Relevance of Affect in Ecofeminist Movements – Chapter Three: On Violent Affects: A History of Extractivism and Criminalization in Central America – Chapter Four: From Outrage to Resistance: Social Movements in Honduras – Chapter Five: Affective Solidarity and a Politics of Care: Reflection and Action Beyond Borders – Chapter Six: On Mourning and Hope: A Transformational Path Toward Social Justice – Conclusion: Utopia: An Affective Work in Progress – Index.
