Graduation Year
Spring 2012
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Latin American Studies
Reader 1
Miguel Tinker Salas
Reader 2
Carmen Sanjuán-Pastor
Reader 3
Marina Pérez de Mendiola
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Abstract
This thesis examines the phenomenon of feminicide in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, and the representation of female victims in U.S. and Mexican mainstream media and performance activism. Specifically analyzing representations of maquiladora workers and feminicide victims in film, fashion and photography, this thesis explores the simultaneous fetishization and devaluation of border women in patriarchal society. By broadening the base of pressure for justice, via performance and internet activism, misogynist governments and policies can and will change.
Recommended Citation
Scheibmeir, Julia T., "Film, Fashion and Fotografía: The Exoticism and Eroticism of Female Victims in Juárez" (2012). Scripps Senior Theses. 132.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/132
