Victimhood, Memory, and Consumerism: Profiting from Pablo

by David R. Goyes and Katja Franko

Inhabitants of Medell n, Colombia, suffered from the war-like violence perpetrated by drug cartels and other actors in the 1980s and 1990s. Thousands died, including innocent civilians, judges, and journalists, many more were injured and suffered psychological trauma. Three decades later, however, transnational media companies such as Netflix have transformed the traumatic memories into entertainment while the main perpetrator, Pablo Escobar, became...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019287411X
• ISBN13: 9780192874115
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.7" x 8.3"