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Review: Los cárteles no existen: Narcotráfico y cultura en México , by Oswaldo Zavala

2021; University of California Press; Volume: 37; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1525/msem.2021.37.2.324

1533-8320

Matteo Cantarello,

Latin American Literature Analysis

Book Review| August 01 2021 Review: Los cárteles no existen: Narcotráfico y cultura en México, by Oswaldo Zavala Oswaldo Zavala. Los cárteles no existen: Narcotráfico y cultura en México. Barcelona: Malpaso Ediciones, 2018. 256 pp. Matteo Cantarello Matteo Cantarello William & Mary Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos (2021) 37 (2): 324–327. https://doi.org/10.1525/msem.2021.37.2.324 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Matteo Cantarello; Review: Los cárteles no existen: Narcotráfico y cultura en México, by Oswaldo Zavala. Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos 1 August 2021; 37 (2): 324–327. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/msem.2021.37.2.324 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentMexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos Search In Los cárteles no existen: Narcotráfico y cultura en México, Oswaldo Zavala demonstrates how narcotraffic has been used by Mexican political discourse as a means to depoliticize state violence and hide political failures. Through the analysis of journalistic pieces, literary fiction, movies, and TV shows, Zavala deconstructs myths regarding narcotraffic and narcotraffickers in twentieth- and twenty-first-century Mexico. Central to Los cárteles no existen is the disentanglement of narratives that depict historical events, political maneuvers, and cultural productions with respect to narcotraffic and its agents. Zavala shows to what extent different sources are imbued with what the author defines as “monopolio discursivo oficial” (41), which has long portrayed narcotraffic as an independent and evil entity. Los cárteles no existen draws a distinct line between narratives that have followed the hegemonic political discourse and others that, addressing the responsibility of the Mexican government, repoliticize the narcotraffic phenomenon and violence that have... You do not currently have access to this content.