Picturing Blood Diamonds
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7096952 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan Fall (0000-0002-7537-5953, Savannah College of Art and Design, corresponding author), Susan Falls |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 441-466 |
| Publication date | 2011-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Arts (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0256-0046 • E-ISSN: 1992-6049 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02560046.2011.615144 |
| OpenAlex | W1993405171 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 16 |
Diamonds traded on black markets for weapons used in civil war are known as ‘blood diamonds’. This article examines how blood diamonds have been constructed by images deployed in the ongoing contest over the meaning of these gems. On the one hand, corporations and governments transfigure rocks into gems through marketing and by defining the boundaries of a ‘licit’ trade. Meanwhile, NGOs and retailer discourse appeals to ethical consumerism, helping people feel good about ‘clean’ stones, but ironically encourages the existence of black markets by reproducing exclusionary ‘licit’ channels. Tracking the visual conversation between these parties reveals an interplay – and an unlikely ideological convergence – between state and non-state players who, only apparently at odds, advance parallel neoliberal agendas. Keywords: black marketdiamondsdiscourseneoliberalismSierra Leone
Black market · Consumerism · CONTEST · Convergence (economics · Conversation · Economic growth · Economics · Epistemology · Ideology · Meaning (existential · Media studies · Odds · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Law · Sex work and related issues · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2023 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |