Necropolítica Cultural: Un Análisis de los Corridos Tumbados en México
Abstract
This article examines the phenomenon of corridos tumbados in Mexico through the lens of necropolitics, arguing that their censorship and criminalization constitute a state strategy to displace attention from structural violence toward cultural expressions. Drawing on Mbembe's necropolitical framework and Žižek's conceptualization of violence, the study analyzes representative lyrics to demonstrate how this musical genre functions as a subaltern expression of marginalized youth rather than a cause of violence. The analysis reveals that state repression of corridos tumbados operates as symbolic control over precarious populations, legitimizing governmental authority while obscuring its role in producing conditions of exclusion, inequality, and organized crime
Fields of Study & Subjects
Latin American Literature Studies
Crime
Illicit Activities
and Governance
Music History and Culture
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Ibero Ciencias - Revista Científica y Académica
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 3200–3215
- Publication date
- 11 March 2026
- Language
- EN