Suicide in Newspaper Journalism in Yucatan, Mexico

What is it about?

This article is an analysis of the portrayal of suicides in newspaper journalism in Mexico. Suicide victims are portrayed as predominantly indigenous and male. Statements like "he worshipped Ixtab" or "he followed Ixtab" reify suicide as a Maya cultural problem, deflecting attention away from the nuanced reality, conditions, and social construction of suicide on the ground.

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