Documenting Violence in Calderon¿s Mexico av Dr Jessica Wax-Edwards

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In Mexico, during the presidency of Felipe Calder¿n (2006-2012) and as a direct result of his ''war'' on drugs, at least 60,000 people were killed, tens of thousands were ''disappeared'' and countless more were subjected to kidnapping and sexual violence. This book analyses how artists and filmmakers, alongside affected citizens, attempted to navigate, articulate and contend with this unparalleled escalation in brutality. <p/>In Mexico, during the presidency of Felipe Calder¿n (2006-2012) and as a direct result of his ''war'' on drugs, at least 60,000 people were killed, tens of thousands were ''disappeared'' and countless more were subjected to kidnapping and sexual violence. This book analyses how artists and filmmakers, alongside affected citizens, attempted to navigate, articulate and contend with this unparalleled escalation in brutality. <p/>The texts studied here provide a critical visual archive of this first phase in the drug war and show how artists including Pedro Pardo, Fer