A review by andyogm
Gore Capitalism by Sayak Valencia, John Pluecker

4.0

This is a useful book for discussing Mexico (the Third World), Mexico-U.S. relations (core-periphery relations), and the future of neoliberalism. That makes its poor organization all the more disappointing. Valencia doesn't even explain one of the central theories of her book--"endriago subjects"--until literally half way through. Seriously? That should have been front and center along with defining "gore capitalism."

Her conclusions are also so-so. I can get behind the importance of education and transfeminismo in undoing the ultra-violent, patriarchal, gore capitalist system over-taking the border zone, but Valencia stops short of complete anti-capitalism. Strange.

3.75/5