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Ringside Seat to a Revolution: An Underground Cultural History of El Paso and Juárez: 1893-1923

Friday, October 16, 2009

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Ringside Seat to a Revolution: An Underground Cultural History of El Paso and Juárez: 1893-1923

Born and raised in El Paso, Texas, a dominant image that sticks out in my mind is a view from Interstate-10, a common route for commuters. Whether heading east- or west-bound, the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is, at one point, visible from the freeway, and if one takes a second look, an interesting juxtaposition presents itself:

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Fragmented Lives, Fragmented Parts: Culture, Capitalism and Conquest at the U.S.-Mexico Border and Violence & Activism at the Border: Gender, Fear and Everyday Life in Ciudad Juarez

Monday, April 20, 2009

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Fragmented Lives, Fragmented Parts: Culture, Capitalism and Conquest at the U.S.-Mexico Border and Violence & Activism at the Border: Gender, Fear and Everyday Life in Ciudad Juarez

Although overshadowed these days in mainstream media by drug cartel violence, Cuidad Juarez has come to capture the minds of many people concerned about social justice, and for good reason. In no other city in Latin America do controversies such as globalization, economic collapse, institutionalized violence against women, history, immigration, resistance, North American exceptionalism and the much lauded Eduardo Galleano-esque mythology so crisply cut paths.

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