The commodification of the criminal corpse: ‘selective memory’ in posthumous representations of criminal

Denham, Jack

doi:10.1080/13576275.2016.1181329

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“…There appears to be an undeniable charisma for many that comes with either millions in a bank or with criminal acts, and prison time. The fascination with murderabilia testifies to this (Denham 2016). Even the members of criminal organizations fall under this magic spell upon their initiation; once baptised, the mafioso 'thinks he's god, he feels like one.…”

Section: Moral Capital Meets Charisma and Reproduces Inequality And Smentioning

confidence: 99%

When elites and outlaws do philanthropy: on the limits of private vices for public benefit

Kuldova

2017

Trends Organ Crim

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Elitist philanthropy exploded in the last decade across the West and so did the philanthropy of outlaw motorcycle clubs and other criminal organizations. The question we must ask is: under what conditions becomes philanthropy an effective strategy of legitimization of one's power in society? In other words: why is philanthropy such an effective ideological phantasy precisely at this moment in history? It appears that neoliberalism did not only result in extreme inequality, weakening of the state, and emergence of increasingly disillusioned population, but also enabled under these conditions philanthropy to become an effective strategy of legitimization of the informal power of both billionaires and criminal organizations. Philanthropy in turn became instrumental to the insertion of these transnational non-state actors into governance, while also improving their image in face of crises of reputation, massive exploitation, human and environmental destruction. However, these destructive effects of neoliberalism did not only allow both groups to grow, but also to reproduce and accelerate the very conditions in which they thrive, thus weakening the state further and fuelling the rise of inequality. The argument counters popular narratives about how private vices and greed can serve public benefit.

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Section: Moral Capital Meets Charisma and Reproduces Inequality And Smentioning

confidence: 99%