Abstract
This paper critically reviews the conceptualizations about the relationship
between culture and drug trafficking, to analyze the explanatory scope
of the use of the ‘narcoculture’ category. Based on a theoretical review seeks to
outline some key points on the cultural and communicative dimensions of the
narco-trafficking, focusing on the Colombian case. It is argued that to overcome
the reductionism on Identity, it is necessary to insist more radically in the relational and historical character of culture and identification processes. In that
sense, it is concluded that the usefulness of the ‘narcoculture’ category is its
heuristic value to address the changes in the structures of feeling (R. Williams)
of specific societies affected by drug trafficking and the war waged against it,
as is the case of the Colombian experience in recent decades.
between culture and drug trafficking, to analyze the explanatory scope
of the use of the ‘narcoculture’ category. Based on a theoretical review seeks to
outline some key points on the cultural and communicative dimensions of the
narco-trafficking, focusing on the Colombian case. It is argued that to overcome
the reductionism on Identity, it is necessary to insist more radically in the relational and historical character of culture and identification processes. In that
sense, it is concluded that the usefulness of the ‘narcoculture’ category is its
heuristic value to address the changes in the structures of feeling (R. Williams)
of specific societies affected by drug trafficking and the war waged against it,
as is the case of the Colombian experience in recent decades.
| Translated title of the contribution | Narco culture?: A theoretical sketch of cultural and communicative dimensions of the drug trafficking in Colombia |
|---|---|
| Original language | Spanish |
| Title of host publication | Anais do XIV Congresso Ibero-Americano de Comunicação IBERCOM 2015 |
| Subtitle of host publication | Comunicação, cultura e mídias sociais |
| Editors | Richard Romancini, Maria Immacolata Vassallo de Lopes |
| Place of Publication | Sao Päulo |
| Publisher | ECA-USP |
| Pages | 2300-2311 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-85-7205-150-7 |
| State | Published - Mar 29 2015 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Cultural Studies