Carlos César Bañuelos
Sociologist - Author
“¿Cuál es el precio que un hombre de bien debe pagar por habitar una de las fronteras más transitadas del mundo?”
— from Chronicles of an Inexact North: Where We Are More Than a Wall
A sociologist and border writer, Carlos César Bañuelos completed his bachelor's degree in Sociology at Fullerton State University and earned his Master’s from Grand Canyon University. Author of the novel Chronicles of an Inexact North: Where We Are More Than a Wall and collaborator on various opinion pieces in the local San Diego press, his work is rooted in a critical and deeply human look at life on the U.S.-Mexico border.
A portrait of the border
In his narrative, Bañuelos explores the tensions and contradictions that define border life: inequality, identity, work, and the transformation of moral values under the cultural influence of the north.
Through language that oscillates between sociological reflection and a poetic sensibility, he portrays the invisible stories of those who cross the line daily that separates—and simultaneously unites—Tijuana and San Diego.
His writing offers an intimate and critical reading of the wall as a metaphor, not only geographical but also emotional and social, inviting us to rethink the limits of belonging and hope.Spanish language edition now available on Amazon.com
