Articles tagged "charles bowden"

Column: Deconstruction Zone

The Name of This Land is Hell: Mexico in Literature

by Rodger Jacobs

[23.Oct.09] :. When the author of a sitcom-styled novel about Mexican heritage cannot resist mentioning the modern-day carnage, then it's fair to assume that the murders have become a significant part of the national identity.

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Film DVD Review

On the Edge: The Femicide in Ciudad Juárez (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[2.Feb.07] :. While this documentary is rough -- plainly low budget and assembled with some sense of urgency, along with cheesy background music -- it is powerful and resourceful.

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Books Review

Blood Orchid. An Unnatural History of America by Charles Bowden

by David Sanjek

[22.May.02] :. The balanced appreciation of our appetites that has consumed Charles Bowden for over 25 years has become an increasingly demanding enterprise.

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