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What Elena Poniatowska and Ayotzinapa can tell us about subjectivity and violence
I have been writing about violence and subjectivity for my forthcoming monograph. This led me to reflect on the value placed on a life and how significant a fully realised representation is. It may seem obvious to say, but individual … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayotzinapa, Elena Poniatowska, Judith Butler, Subjectivity, Violence
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Review: Los cárteles no existen – Oswaldo Zavala
Los cárteles no existen: narcotráfico y cultura en México [Cartels don’t exist: drug trafficking and culture in Mexico]* (Barcelona: Malpaso, 2018) by Oswaldo Zavala is a deliberately provocative book with a clear central thesis: cartels exist discursively and have been … Continue reading
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Tagged Drug War Mexico, La reina del sur, Oswaldo Zavala, Violence
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Screen Violence: A Reflection
I recently blogged about how war photographs are used as a way of efficient storytelling in a Portuguese film (http://www.niamhthornton.net/death-on-film-how-far-can-you-go/). In response to that I had some interesting discussions on Twitter and a decision with Fiona Noble to write blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Bordertown, Pacific Rim, The Virgin of Juarez, US-Mexican Border, Violence
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On death and its representation in Mexico
There is a frequent trope in reporting about Mexico that suggests that Mexicans have a special relationship with death. The Mexican poet and essayist, Octavio Paz wrote an influential essay in his Laberinto de la soledad/Labyrinth of Solitude (1950) exploring the particularities … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog del Narco, Death, La reina del sur, Mexico, Violence, Wellcome Trust
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