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Electric Eyes: Erica Toffoli on Border Surveillance and Visual History

Toffoli discusses the images & technologies that helped construct the Border Patrol's public image, the historical roots of today's surveillance culture along the U.S.–Mexico border, & why visual history remains essential for understanding contemporary debates over immigration & state power.
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Q&A with Eduardo Elena, author of "Emerging El Dorado"

Author Eduardo Elena the meaning of "Emerging El Dorado" and the challenges of researching and writing on an truly international topic.
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The Celia Ramos Ruling and the Long Fight for Justice in Peru

"Together We Fight" author Ñusta Carranza Ko on a recent pinnacle court case in Peru and the continued fight for human rights.
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