Arturo Chacón Castañón

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Listening to Sicarios: Narcoviolence in Ciudad Juárez, 2008-2012 (2022)Paperback - 2022, 2 March 2023

Listening to Sicarios: Narcoviolence in Ciudad Juárez, 2008-2012 (2022)
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Part of Series
New Directions in Latino American Cultures
Print Length
125 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Palgrave MacMillan
Date Published
2 Mar 2023
ISBN-10
3030941205
ISBN-13
9783030941208

Description

Listening to Sicarios presents new insights into the lives of paid assassins of Mexico's drug trafficking syndicates from the perspectives of the assassins themselves. Based on an extraordinary series of ethnographic interviews carried out in the wake of the record levels of narcoviolence experienced in Ciudad Juárez between 2008 and 2012, this study analyzes the ways in which these young men interpret their actions across four key thematic axes: border infrastructures, youth and responsibility, masculinity and sentiment, and ethics: good vs. evil.

It argues that sicarios follow a career path within a criminal corporate infrastructure that is especially robust in Mexican border cities. It also explores how sicarios understand youthful innocence in relation to adult accountability in the realm of violence that is frequently meted out by young men on other young men. It then analyzes sicarios' expressions of feelings of power that may boost their sense of virility, as well as feelings of fear and regret that imply weakness. Finally, it examines how sicarios defend their personal integrity in the face of a public discourse that views their acts as savage.

Product Details

Authors:
Arturo Chacón CastañónRobert McKee Irwin
Book Edition:
2022
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
NL
Date Published:
2 March 2023
Dimensions:
21.01 x 14.81 x 0.74 cm
ISBN-10:
3030941205
ISBN-13:
9783030941208
Language:
English
Location:
Cham
Pages:
125
Weight:
172.36 gm

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