Las mujeres de Juárez: la frontera como un espacio de violencia contra la mujer

Anna E. Negron, Gettysburg College

Spanish Senior Capstone

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Through an analysis of movies and texts set in the border town of Juárez, this paper examines how efforts to globalize the economy (specifically the North American Free Trade Agreement) have converted the border into a space of violence against women.

 
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Las mujeres de Juárez: la frontera como un espacio de violencia contra la mujer

Glatfelter 101

Through an analysis of movies and texts set in the border town of Juárez, this paper examines how efforts to globalize the economy (specifically the North American Free Trade Agreement) have converted the border into a space of violence against women.