To summarise briefly: gore capitalism is a product of economic polarisation. With such a complicated and intellectually dense topic, such signposting is welcome, as it keeps the reader focused on the main points Valencia is making.Īt the beginning of the essay, we are provided with a succinct but satisfying explanation of why the term ‘gore capitalism’ was chosen, and in the introduction, an expansive definition of what this term actually means in the context of the book. The book is divided into chapters, and within these the text is broken into segments through the use of headings and subheadings, allowing the reader a clear idea of where the argument is proceeding and the subject of each particular section. Valencia leads us skilfully through her argument, laying out each point with judicious detail. Despite this, there is no danger of getting lost. Owing to this, Gore Capitalism is an essay that takes time to read and process there are complex ideas discussed here and the text is too heavy to take in through one sitting. ‘We are’, Valencia writes, ‘interested in developing a discourse with the explanatory power to help us interpret the reality produced by gore capitalism’. The essay aims to introduce new discourse that will enable discussions about gore capitalism to take place on a broader field. Using Mexico as her primary case study, Valencia draws on postcolonial and feminist theory to examine a number of interlinked ideas, such as the role masculinity plays in the growth of gore capitalism corporeal politics and the importance of the body and its vulnerability the legitimisation of violence as a form of paid work and the erosion of civil society. Valencia presents us with a carefully considered and thorough exploration of the outbreak of violence in the ‘Third World’, as she refers to it, and how hyperconsumerist neoliberal capitalism has transformed this into a commodity to be traded and utilised. In essence, this is what Gore Capitalism discusses, but in far greater detail and complexity. I was able to vaguely define what I thought it meant by breaking the term in two, deducing that it had something to do with the relationship between violence and capitalism. When I first picked up Sayak Valencia’s essay, Gore Capitalism, published as a short book, I was intrigued by the title. Please scroll down to read this translation or click here. Kottke, Mylene Lagarde and Segolene Le Stradic (Spanish LN785, teacher Esteban Lozano ) as part of the LSE Reviews in Translation project, a collaboration between LSE Language Centre and LSE Review of Books. This book review has been translated into Spanish by Alexander J. While a complex and at times challenging read, this is a thorough, carefully argued and and well-structured account of the centrality of violence to the development and growth of capitalism today, recommends Kate Bailey. In Gore Capitalism, Sayak Valencia explores how hyperconsumerist neoliberal capitalism has transformed violence into a commodity to be traded and utilised, with a particular focus on Mexico, and Tijuana specifically.
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