A political economy of "doves"

From: Contemporary Drug Problems | Date: April 1, 2002| Author: Fitzgerald, John L | Copyright information

Codified references to the illegal drug Ecstasy in rave-party advertisements have become a focus of attention with the increased use of Ecstasy at rave parties during the 1990s. This article explores the political economy of a particular type of Ecstasy tablet- "Dove" Ecstasy-through discourse analysis accompanied by ethnographic description. The analysis traces the movement of value from the dove sign to the discursive practices and mimetic processes that characterize the political economy o...

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