Binding: Hardcover
Description: Inhabitants of Medell n Colombia suffered from the war - like violence perpetrated by drug cartels and other actors in the 1980s and 1990s. Thousands died including innocent civilians judges and journalists many more were injured and suffered psychological trauma. Three decades later however transnational media companies such as Netflix have transformed the traumatic memories into entertainment while the main perpetrator Pablo Escobar became a recognizable brand name. Even as global audiences are captivated by Escobar's life and myth his victims stories fade into oblivion. Victimhood Memory and Consumerism: Profiting from Pablo documents the story of violence inflicted on Medell n and critically examines the status of its victims. Drawing on unique empirical material the book addresses the impact of commercial exploitation of the city's violent past on the victims of mass drug violence and on the present nature of the city. To demonstrate the magnitude of the profits made from the legacy of Pablo Escobar the authors cover a range of topics. First they discuss the appropriation by commercial forces of the city's traumatic past for the purposes of entertainment; second they describe Escobar tours souvenirs and other collectibles offered by Medell n's tourism industry; and lastly they expose the less visible gains reaped by political and social actors who participate in the global mythmaking surrounding Escobar. Through interviews with those directly affected by drug violence the authors show that these cultural forces have immediate symbolic and material consequences. Victimhood Memory and Consumerism offers a poignant critique of the role of the global market economy in the unequal distribution of narrative power among those engaged in processes of collective memory construction. The book aims more broadly at addressing an issue that has so far been neglected in the disciplines of criminology international criminal justice and victimology namely the status of victims of large - scale drug violence. A thoroughly compelling read this volume will appeal internationally to academics in criminology and victimology as well as those interested in critical perspectives on Netflix commercialism and Colombian history.
Title: Victimhood Memory And Consumerism Profiting From Pablo
Author(s): Goyes David R. (Researcher Researcher University Of Oslo)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780192874115
Pages: 256 Pages, 24
Publication Date: 12/15/2023
Category: Criminology: Legal Aspects