Documenting Violence in Calderón’s Mexico
Visual Culture, Resistance and Memorialisation
Seiten
2023
Tamesis Books (Verlag)
978-1-85566-364-0 (ISBN)
Tamesis Books (Verlag)
978-1-85566-364-0 (ISBN)
An analysis of how artists, filmmakers and affected citizens in Mexico attempted to navigate, articulate and contend with the brutality during the presidency of Felipe Calderón (2006-2012).
An analysis of how artists, filmmakers and affected citizens in Mexico attempted to navigate, articulate and contend with the unparalleled escalation in brutality during the presidency of Felipe Calderón (2006-2012).
In Mexico, during the presidency of Felipe Calderón (2006-2012) and as a direct result of his 'war' on drugs, at least 60,000 people were killed, tens of thousands were 'disappeared' and countless more were subjected to kidnapping and sexual violence. This book analyses how artists and filmmakers, alongside affected citizens, attempted to navigate, articulate and contend with this unparalleled escalation in brutality.
The texts studied here provide a critical visual archive of this first phase in the drug war and show how artists including Pedro Pardo, Fernando Brito, Mónica González and Natalia Almada attempted to challenge official narratives, foster emerging nodes of resistance and seek justice for citizens. Bringing together works of photography, photojournalism, documentary and short fiction cinema, the book argues for the vital role of cultural production in documenting institutional corruption, human rights abuses and narco-related violence in Mexican society and providing a space to grieve and remember the victims.
As Mexico's socio-political landscape continues to deteriorate, the book shows how its visual cultural legacy provides a means of understanding and responding to the violence.
An analysis of how artists, filmmakers and affected citizens in Mexico attempted to navigate, articulate and contend with the unparalleled escalation in brutality during the presidency of Felipe Calderón (2006-2012).
In Mexico, during the presidency of Felipe Calderón (2006-2012) and as a direct result of his 'war' on drugs, at least 60,000 people were killed, tens of thousands were 'disappeared' and countless more were subjected to kidnapping and sexual violence. This book analyses how artists and filmmakers, alongside affected citizens, attempted to navigate, articulate and contend with this unparalleled escalation in brutality.
The texts studied here provide a critical visual archive of this first phase in the drug war and show how artists including Pedro Pardo, Fernando Brito, Mónica González and Natalia Almada attempted to challenge official narratives, foster emerging nodes of resistance and seek justice for citizens. Bringing together works of photography, photojournalism, documentary and short fiction cinema, the book argues for the vital role of cultural production in documenting institutional corruption, human rights abuses and narco-related violence in Mexican society and providing a space to grieve and remember the victims.
As Mexico's socio-political landscape continues to deteriorate, the book shows how its visual cultural legacy provides a means of understanding and responding to the violence.
JESSICA WAX-EDWARDS is an Honorary Research Fellow at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Socio-Historical Contexts
2. 2006 Presidential Elections
3. Portraits and Landscapes: Documenting the Drug War Dead
4. Responses to Violence - El Movimiento por la Paz con Justicia y Dignidad
5. Living the Drug War
Conclusion
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 29.03.2023 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Violence in the Hispanic and Lusophone Worlds |
| Zusatzinfo | 24 b/w illus. |
| Verlagsort | Woodbridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 373 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-85566-364-3 / 1855663643 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-85566-364-0 / 9781855663640 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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