Commodifying violence in literature and on screen : the Colombian condition /

"Through an exploration of the cultural processes that perpetuate the "darker side" of Latin America for global consumption, this book investigates the "condition" that has led writers, filmmakers, and artists to embrace (purposefully or not) the incessant violence in Colomb...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Herrero-Olaizola, Alejandro (Author)
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, 2021.
Series:	Routledge interdisciplinary perspectives on literature.
Subjects:	Colombia > In mass media. Violence in mass media. Colombia > Foreign public opinion. Colombia > Civilization. Violence dans les médias. LITERARY CRITICISM > Caribbean & Latin American. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies. Civilization Mass media Public opinion Violence in mass media Colombia Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction: the Colombian condition
Narco-stories globalized: Pablo Escobar and excess consumption
The Ingrid Betancourt story: memory in the times of mass media
The travelogue boom: dark exoticism for global consumption
Affective visuality: the cinema of conflict and reconciliation
Epilogue: post-conflict Colombia?