Evelyn Ramos-Rendon
McNair Scholar 2022
Evelyn Ramos-Rendon is a Spanish major in the College of Fine Arts and Humanities at West Texas A&M University. She is a junior anticipating graduation in Spring 2023. After attaining a bachelor’s degree, Evelyn intends to attain her teacher’s certification and find a job at a high school. After that, she will apply to graduate school to get her master's degree in Spanish in order to teach at a college or university.
“What I liked most about the McNair Program was the seminars on grad school application requirements. In particular, I enjoyed the assignment regarding our graduate school choices because I had a guide to obtain information on the various universities that offer master's degrees in Spanish, and I will use that to my advantage." - Evelyn Ramos-Rendon
"The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo"
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Juan A. Garcia-Oyervides
This article explores the representation of femicide as an element of denunciation in the documentary The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo, released in 2020 by Netflix. The following question arises from this film: how much longer will femicide remain unpunished in Mexico? A study of historical and present feminist movements, along with the meaning of feminicidio (femicide), was conducted through the analysis of old and recent feminist books, academic and commercial articles, newspapers, broadcast on social networks, YouTube, and Netflix. This analysis shows historical feminism movements that have given Mexican women tools to fight for equal rights, obtaining small achievements such as the right to vote, the right to education, and the control of female reproduction (Varela). However, today, a series of extreme violence against women has been unleashed in the form of feminicide: "The violent death of women for reasons of gender ... the most extreme form of violence against women and one of the most serious manifestations of discrimination against women" (my trans. Gobierno de Mexico 2). Furthermore, in the current Mexican context, disproportionate weight has been given to the material damage caused by feminist marches against feminicide on the streets. Although the film The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo does not offer clear solutions to end feminicide, it does highlight the damage of sexist doctrines. Therefore, this study concludes that feminicide will remain unpunished until there are effective changes in laws and educational social practices already established in Mexico.