Yuppies, Junkies, and Mules: narcotic subjectivities, dialectical images, and contemporary art in Córdoba (Argentina)

Autores
Blazquez, Gustavo
Año de publicación
2011
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Any analysis of contemporary societies lacks objectivity if it omits the production, distribution, and consumption on a planetary scale of psychoactive substances considered illegal by nation states and international organizations. In the management of these "illegal molecules" dissolved in the humors that constitute the inner space of subjects, a “war machine” has been installed that is capable of "exciting" both life and death. What subjectivities might such an active narco-machine produce in the capitalism of the first decade of the 21st century? This matter is considered through an ethnography of the nightly consumption habits of youths in the city of Córdoba and their experiences of cocaine use. As a counterpoint, the essay then examines the work of the Argentinean artist Adriana Bustos as she critically explores the relationship between colonial biomules and contemporary narcomules.
Fil: Blazquez, Gustavo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba. Instituto de Humanidades; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. Facultad de Filosofia y Humanidades; Argentina
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Narcotrafic
Contemporary Art
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Performance
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title Yuppies, Junkies, and Mules: narcotic subjectivities, dialectical images, and contemporary art in Córdoba (Argentina)
spellingShingle Yuppies, Junkies, and Mules: narcotic subjectivities, dialectical images, and contemporary art in Córdoba (Argentina)
Blazquez, Gustavo
Narcotrafic
Contemporary Art
Subjetivity
Performance
title_short Yuppies, Junkies, and Mules: narcotic subjectivities, dialectical images, and contemporary art in Córdoba (Argentina)
title_full Yuppies, Junkies, and Mules: narcotic subjectivities, dialectical images, and contemporary art in Córdoba (Argentina)
title_fullStr Yuppies, Junkies, and Mules: narcotic subjectivities, dialectical images, and contemporary art in Córdoba (Argentina)
title_full_unstemmed Yuppies, Junkies, and Mules: narcotic subjectivities, dialectical images, and contemporary art in Córdoba (Argentina)
title_sort Yuppies, Junkies, and Mules: narcotic subjectivities, dialectical images, and contemporary art in Córdoba (Argentina)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Blazquez, Gustavo
author Blazquez, Gustavo
author_facet Blazquez, Gustavo
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Narcotrafic
Contemporary Art
Subjetivity
Performance
topic Narcotrafic
Contemporary Art
Subjetivity
Performance
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Any analysis of contemporary societies lacks objectivity if it omits the production, distribution, and consumption on a planetary scale of psychoactive substances considered illegal by nation states and international organizations. In the management of these "illegal molecules" dissolved in the humors that constitute the inner space of subjects, a “war machine” has been installed that is capable of "exciting" both life and death. What subjectivities might such an active narco-machine produce in the capitalism of the first decade of the 21st century? This matter is considered through an ethnography of the nightly consumption habits of youths in the city of Córdoba and their experiences of cocaine use. As a counterpoint, the essay then examines the work of the Argentinean artist Adriana Bustos as she critically explores the relationship between colonial biomules and contemporary narcomules.
Fil: Blazquez, Gustavo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba. Instituto de Humanidades; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. Facultad de Filosofia y Humanidades; Argentina
description Any analysis of contemporary societies lacks objectivity if it omits the production, distribution, and consumption on a planetary scale of psychoactive substances considered illegal by nation states and international organizations. In the management of these "illegal molecules" dissolved in the humors that constitute the inner space of subjects, a “war machine” has been installed that is capable of "exciting" both life and death. What subjectivities might such an active narco-machine produce in the capitalism of the first decade of the 21st century? This matter is considered through an ethnography of the nightly consumption habits of youths in the city of Córdoba and their experiences of cocaine use. As a counterpoint, the essay then examines the work of the Argentinean artist Adriana Bustos as she critically explores the relationship between colonial biomules and contemporary narcomules.
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