Narrative Strategies of Criminal Legitimacy: The Picaresque Novel and the Social-Bandit Myth in Me dicen "el más loco": Diario de un idealista

IF 0.4 3区历史学 Q1 HISTORY MEXICAN STUDIES-ESTUDIOS MEXICANOS Pub Date : 2022-02-18 DOI:10.1525/msem.2022.38.1.35

Marloes Mekenkamp

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Abstract:This article looks at how criminal agents aim to gain legitimacy within the context of the War on Drugs in Mexico. More precisely, it explores the narrative of legitimization presented in Me dicen "el más loco", an autobiography of Nazario Moreno González, the leader of the criminal organization La Familia Michoacana. A cultural-studies approach is used to argue that the book combines a Christian version of the social-bandit myth with the narrative strategies of the picaresque novel to legitimize the activities of the group. This article aims to contribute to the larger debate on the powerful imaginary dimension of organized crime in Mexico.Abstract:Este artículo examina cómo agentes criminales buscan ganar legitimidad dentro del contexto de la "guerra contra el narcotráfico" en México. Espec íficamente, explora la narrativa de legitimización en Me dicen "el más loco", una autobiografía de Nazario Moreno González, el líder de la organización criminal La Familia Michoacana. Desde un enfoque de los estudios culturales, argumenta que el libro combina una versión cristiana del mito del bandido social, con las estrategias narrativas de la novela picaresca para legitimar las actividades de dicha organización. El artículo contribuye al debate sobre la poderosa dimensión imaginaria del crimen organizado en México.

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犯罪合法性的叙事策略:流浪汉小说和社会强盗神话在我说“最疯狂的”:一个理想主义者的日记

摘要:本文探讨了犯罪分子如何在墨西哥毒品战争的背景下寻求获得合法性。更准确地说，它探索了犯罪组织La Familia Michoacana的领导人纳扎里奥·莫雷诺(Nazario Moreno)的自传gonzalez中所呈现的合法化叙事。cultural-studies方式is用来进行争辩的that the book combines A Christian version of the social-bandit springs with the narrative strategies of the picaresque小说《legitimize活动of the group。本文旨在促进关于墨西哥有组织犯罪的强大想象维度的更广泛的辩论。摘要:本文探讨了墨西哥犯罪分子如何在“毒品战争”的背景下寻求合法性。具体来说，它在犯罪组织“米却肯家族”(la Familia Michoacana)的领导人纳扎里奥·莫雷诺(Nazario Moreno)的自传《疯狂的我》(Me dicen“el mas loco”)中探索了合法化的叙事。从文化研究的角度来看，他认为这本书结合了基督教版本的社会强盗神话，以及流浪汉小说的叙事策略，以使该组织的活动合法化。这篇文章是关于墨西哥有组织犯罪的强大想象维度的辩论的一部分。

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期刊介绍： The rich cultural production and unique peoples of Mexico--coupled with the country"s complex history, political legacy, social character, economy, and scientific development--lay the foundation for the bilingual Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos, the only U.S. published academic journal of its kind. Journal articles in both English and Spanish are welcomed from a variety of multidisciplinary perspectives and methodologies, comparative analyses notwithstanding. All content published remains focused on the contributions to and knowledge of Mexican studies as a discipline.