“12th Street is Dead”: Techno-Heritage and Neoliberal Contestation in the Maya Riviera

In 2017, the Beats Per Minute (BPM) electronic music festival was banned from Playa del Carmen following a horrific shooting that left five dead and fifteen injured. The city’s response was to crack down on electronic music, arguing the scene posed a unique danger to the safety of the city...

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Main Author: Brandon Hunter-Pazzara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Social Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/8/8/242