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Performing the border /

"Set in Ciudad Juarez, where U.S. multinational corporations assemble equipment across the border from El Paso, Texas, this work investigates the growing impact of the global economy on Mexican women who live and work in the area. The video explores the sexualization of the border through labor...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Women Make Movies (Firm)
Other Authors: Biemann, Ursula, 1955-
Format: Video DVD
Language:Spanish
English
Language Notes:In English and Spanish with English subtitles.
Published: ©1999
Subjects:
Women > Mexican-American Border Region > Social conditions.
Women > Mexican-American Border Region > Economic conditions.
Women > Employment > Mexican-American Border Region.
Urbanization > Mexican-American Border Region.
Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) > Social conditions.
Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) > Economic conditions.
Mexican-American Border Region > Social conditions.
Mexican-American Border Region > Economic conditions.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
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Summary:"Set in Ciudad Juarez, where U.S. multinational corporations assemble equipment across the border from El Paso, Texas, this work investigates the growing impact of the global economy on Mexican women who live and work in the area. The video explores the sexualization of the border through labor division, prostitution, the expression of female desires in the entertainment industry, and sexual violence in the public sphere..."--Container.
Item Description:This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.
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Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (42 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R.