Feminicide In Mexico: Social Constructs

In this episode I cover the protests and strikes that have happened because of Feminicide. Please watch these videos: https://youtu.be/P0a5cBxPJ_I https://youtu.be/AYy-CA5Io_M Here is a podcast with more information on Feminicide that I recommend as well: https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/conspiracy-women-of-juarez/ References: Deslandes, A. (2021). International Women's Day protestors in Mexico take over central plaza to honor victims of femicide. Retrieved from: https://womensmediacenter.com/women-under-siege/international-womens-day-protesters-in-mexico-take-over-central-plaza-to-honor-victims-of-femicide Doubek, J. (2020). Mexican women stay home to protest femicides in 'A Day Without Us'. Retrieved from: https://www.npr.org/2020/03/09/813699719/mexican-women-stay-home-to-protest-femicides-in-a-day-without-us Starr, C. (2017). When culture matters: Frame resonance and protests against femicide in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Qualitative Report. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2017.2967 Valero, P. M. (2020). In Mexico, women are hated to death. Retrieved from: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2020/2/27/in-mexico-women-are-hated-to-death Vivanco, J. M. (2020). Mexican government paralyzed in the face of a wave femicides. Retrieved from: https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/03/03/mexican-government-paralyzed-face-wave-femicides#

This episode we will discuss the case of 25 year old Ingrid Escamilla.  References: BBC News. (2020, February, 15). Ingrid Escamilla: Hundreds protest against women's brutal murder. Retrieved from: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-51512878 Mendez, K. (2020). Cupid didn't kill Ingrid Escamilla, Femicide did: Valentine's day femicide protest. Retrieved from: https://stmuhistorymedia.org/cupid-didnt-kill-ingrid-escamilla-femicide-did-valentines-day-femicide-protest/#markerref-109555-2 Valero, P. M. (2020). In Mexico, women are hated to death. Retrieved from: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2020/2/27/in-mexico-women-are-hated-to-death Vivanco, J. M. (2020). Mexican government paralyzed in the face of a wave of femicides. Retrieved from: https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/03/03/mexican-government-paralyzed-face-wave-femicides#

This is research that I am presenting about the topic of Feminicide within Mexico. I am going to link all of my references here, but I must warn you that some are not free for public use as I obtained the documents through my university library. Agoff, Carolina. (2018). Of Justice and family: The social impact of new Legislation against gender violence among battered women in Mexico. International Journal of Law, Policy, and the Family, 32(2), 184–203. https://doi.org/10.1093/lawfam/eby001 Dunckel Graglia, A. (2016). Finding mobility: women negotiating fear and violence in Mexico City's public transit system. Gender, Place and Culture : a Journal of Feminist Geography, 23(5), 624–640. https://doi.org/10.1080/0966369X.2015.1034240 Godoy‐Paiz, P. (2012). Not just “Another Woman”: Femicide and representation in Guatemala. The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, 17(1), 88–109. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1935-4940.2012.01192.x Martin, P. M., & Carvajal, N. (2016). Feminicide as 'act' and 'process': a geography of gendered violence in Oaxaca. Gender, Place and Culture : a Journal of Feminist Geography, 23(7), 989–1002. https://doi.org/10.1080/0966369X.2015.1073693 Sandin, L. (2020). Femicides in Mexico: Impunity and protests. Retrieved from https://www.csis.org/analysis/femicides-mexico-impunity-and-protests Starr, Chelsea. (2017). When Culture Matters: Frame Resonance and Protests against Femicide in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Qualitative Report. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2017.2967 Wright, Melissa W. (2017). Epistemological Ignorances and Fighting for the Disappeared: Lessons from Mexico. Antipode, 49(1), 249–269. https://doi.org/10.1111/anti.12244