Ieva Jusionyte: Emergency Responders On The US-Mexico Border
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Channel: GBH Forum Network · 2018 · News & Politics
Ieva Jusionyte’s firsthand experience as an emergency responder provides the background for her examination of the politics of injury and rescue in the militarized region surrounding the US-Mexico border. Operating in this area, firefighters and paramedics are torn between their mandate as frontline state actors and their responsibility as professional rescuers, between the limits of law and pull of ethics. WGBH Forum Network ~ Free online lectures: Explore a world of ideas Like us: http://facebook.com/wgbhforum Tweet with us: http://twitter.com/ForumNetwork See our complete archive here: http://forum-network.org
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