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Inhabitants of Medellín, 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 a recognizable brand name. Victimhood, Memory, and Consumerism: Profiting from Pablo documents the story of violence inflicted on Medellín, and critically examines the status of its victims. Drawing on unique empirical material, the book addresses the impact of commercial exploitation of the city's violent past on the victims of mass drug violence and on the present nature of the city. Victimhood, Memory, and Consumerism offers a poignant critique of the role of the global market economy in the unequal distribution of narrative power among those engaged in processes of collective memory construction. A thoroughly compelling listen, this volume will appeal internationally to academics in criminology and victimology, as well as those interested in critical perspectives on Netflix, commercialism, and Colombian history.

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David R. Goyes is a researcher at the University of Oslo. Goyes holds a PhD in criminology from the same university. He has contributed extensively to the study of North-South global relations, environmental conflicts, and Indigenous issues. Goyes is editor-in-chief of the International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, and member of several editorial boards. Goyes has a long publication record, with titles in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. His first sole-authored book, Southern Green Criminology, was published in 2019. He has also published numerous edited books, scientific journal special editions, academic articles and book chapters. Katja Franko is professor of criminology at the University of Oslo, Norway. She has published extensively on globalization, migration and border control, international police co-operation, and the use of advanced information and communication technologies in crime control strategies. Her recent publications include Globalization and Crime and The Crimmigrant Other: Migration and Penal Power. Her book Sentencing in the Age of Information: From Faust to Macintosh was a 2006 joint winner of the Socio-Legal Studies Association Hart Book Prize. Ana Clements is a trained singer and now a full-time voice actor. She narrates audiobooks as well as e-learning and corporate video in both English and Spanish.

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