Ciudad Juarez has recently become infamous for its murder rate,
which topped 3,000 in 2010 as competing drug cartels grew
increasingly violent and the military responded with violence as
well. Despite the atmosphere of intimidation by troops, police, and
organized criminals, women have led the way in civil society
activism, spurring the Juarez Resistance and forging powerful
alliances with anti-militarization activists.
An in-depth examination of la Resistencia Juarense, Courage,
Resistance, and Women in Ciudad Juarez draws on ethnographic
research to analyze the resistance's focus on violence against
women, as well as its clash with the war against drugs championed
by Mexican President Felipe Calderon with the support of the United
States. Through grounded insights, the authors trace the
transformation of hidden discourses into public discourses that
openly challenge the militarized border regimes. The authors also
explore the advocacy carried on by social media, faith-based
organizations, and peace-and-justice activist Javier Sicilia while
Calderon faced U.S. political schisms over the role of border trade
in this global manufacturing site.
Bringing to light on-the-ground strategies as well as current
theories from the fields of sociology, political anthropology, and
human rights, this illuminating study is particularly significant
because of its emphasis on the role of women in local and
transnational attempts to extinguish a hot zone. As they overcome
intimidation to become game-changing activists, the figures
featured in Courage, Resistance, and Women in Ciudad Juarez offer
the possibility of peace and justice in the wake of seemingly
irreconcilable conflict.
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