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The Hidden Gender Roles in ‘Narcos’

The Hidden Gender Roles in ‘Narcos’

Narcos has a "no girls allowed" quality that threads throughout the show -- to its detriment.

Game Theory and Marx: ‘Narcos’ as a Capitalist Parable

Game Theory and Marx: ‘Narcos’ as a Capitalist Parable

Narcos depicts the narcotics industry as a form of capitalism run amok, an unending game motivating its central criminals.

‘Narcos’ and the Trap of Tropicalism

‘Narcos’ and the Trap of Tropicalism

How the Netflix original series Narcos “otherizes" Colombia and Latin American through its single-story focus.