The Media-Entertainment Industry and the "War on Drugs" in Mexico. (March 2014)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- The Media-Entertainment Industry and the "War on Drugs" in Mexico. (March 2014)
- Main Title:
- The Media-Entertainment Industry and the "War on Drugs" in Mexico
- Authors:
- Mercille, Julien
- Other Names:
- Cabañas Miguel A. guest-editor.
- Abstract:
- Since 2006, Mexico has militarized its "war on drugs, " backed by the United States. Examination of this drug war from a critical political economic angle suggests that the neoliberal reforms implemented in Mexico over the past several decades have increased the size of the drug industry and that drug war rhetoric facilitates the containment of popular opposition to neoliberal policies. U.S. popular culture has contributed to legitimizing the drug war and making it more acceptable to the U.S. public. An analysis of selected movies, television series, and a video game shows that the themes presented in these productions are very similar to those conveyed by U.S. government officials and mainstream analysts. Indeed, popular culture messages reflect elite views of U.S. foreign policy because the media-entertainment industry is itself part of the corporate establishment. Desde 2006, México, con el apoyo de los Estados Unidos, ha militarizado su "guerra contra el narcotráfico." Una crítica de esta guerra contra el narco de un punto de vista político-económico sugiere que las reformas neoliberales implementadas en México durante ya varias décadas han agrandado la industria de estupefacientes, y que la retórica de la guerra contra el narco facilita la contención de la oposición popular que se opone a la política neoliberal. Mientras tanto, en los Estados Unidos, la cultura popular ha contribuido a legitimar y hacer más aceptable la guerra contra el narco. Un análisis de películas ySince 2006, Mexico has militarized its "war on drugs, " backed by the United States. Examination of this drug war from a critical political economic angle suggests that the neoliberal reforms implemented in Mexico over the past several decades have increased the size of the drug industry and that drug war rhetoric facilitates the containment of popular opposition to neoliberal policies. U.S. popular culture has contributed to legitimizing the drug war and making it more acceptable to the U.S. public. An analysis of selected movies, television series, and a video game shows that the themes presented in these productions are very similar to those conveyed by U.S. government officials and mainstream analysts. Indeed, popular culture messages reflect elite views of U.S. foreign policy because the media-entertainment industry is itself part of the corporate establishment. Desde 2006, México, con el apoyo de los Estados Unidos, ha militarizado su "guerra contra el narcotráfico." Una crítica de esta guerra contra el narco de un punto de vista político-económico sugiere que las reformas neoliberales implementadas en México durante ya varias décadas han agrandado la industria de estupefacientes, y que la retórica de la guerra contra el narco facilita la contención de la oposición popular que se opone a la política neoliberal. Mientras tanto, en los Estados Unidos, la cultura popular ha contribuido a legitimar y hacer más aceptable la guerra contra el narco. Un análisis de películas y series de televisión seleccionadas, más un juego de video, muestra que los temas presentados en estas producciones son muy parecidos a los difundidos por oficiales del gobierno de Estados Unidos y analistas convencionales. De hecho, los mensajes de la cultura popular reflejan las perspectivas de la élite con respecto a la política exterior de los Estados Unidos porque los mismos medios de entretenimiento forman parte del establecimiento corporativo. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Latin American perspectives. Volume 41:Number 2(2014:Mar.)
- Journal:
- Latin American perspectives
- Issue:
- Volume 41:Number 2(2014:Mar.)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 41, Issue 2 (2014)
- Year:
- 2014
- Volume:
- 41
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2014-0041-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 110
- Page End:
- 129
- Publication Date:
- 2014-03
- Subjects:
- Mexico -- War on drugs -- U.S. foreign policy -- Neoliberalism -- Popular culture -- Media
Latin America -- Economic policy -- Periodicals
Latin America -- Politics and government -- Periodicals
Latin America -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals
Latin America -- Social conditions -- Periodicals
320.98 - Journal URLs:
- http://lap.sagepub.com ↗
http://www.jstor.org/journals/0094582X.html ↗
http://www.sagepublications.com/ ↗
http://firstsearch.oclc.org ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1177/0094582X13509790 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0094-582X
- Deposit Type:
- Legaldeposit
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