Philip Luke Johnson is a lecturer in government at Flinders University. He researches crime and violence in the Americas, and is writing a book about “narco-messaging” and the war on drugs in Mexico. He received his PhD from the City University of New York.
Philip Luke Johnson
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Writing on Public Books
Once upon a Time in Tenoxtitlan
Two novels published in 2024 return to some of the best-known, canonical figures and episodes from Mexico’s past.
Growing Up in the World Made by Femicide
A dystopian buddy story shows misogynist violence emerging spontaneously—almost casually—from male camaraderie, from ennui, from dipshit youth.
