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Critique of Anthropology, Vol. 27, No. 3, 261-283 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0308275X07080356

Cultural Seduction

American Men, Mexican Women, Cross-border Attraction

Howard Campbell

University of Texas-El Paso, hcampbel{at}utep.edu

{blacksquare} Recent anthropological studies have emphasized power, domination and hegemony. The US—Mexico border is a key site for ethnographic research on such issues. This article uses an ethnographic approach to examine cross-border sexual encounters in the Ciudad Juárez/El Paso area. Through a study of Anglo/Mexican sexual interactions and the blurred boundaries between the cross-border marriage market and sex tourism, I explore the cultural dimensions of attraction and seduction within the contexts of unequal power relations. This approach moves beyond moralistic reductionism and one-dimensional views of power relations and inequality in order to provide a richer perspective on cross-cultural sexual encounters.

Key Words: border • Ciudad Juárez • marriage • seduction • sex tourism


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