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necrosecurity

noun

Etymology

From necro- + security. Coined by Brenda Gisela Garcia Flores circa 2021.

  1. derived from sēcūrus — “safe, secure”
  2. derived from sēcūritās
  3. derived from securité
  4. inherited from securite
  5. formed as necrosecurity — “necro- + security”

Definitions

  1. Security (social order) obtained via the mass killing or mass death (from the spread of…

    Security (social order) obtained via the mass killing or mass death (from the spread of preventable disease, etc) of otherized people, especially people of other racial groups.

    • [see title] […] This chapter introduces and explains the concept of necrosecurity, that is, the process in which life is secured through the death of the racialized other.
    • On the cultural dynamics of "necrosecurity" see Lincoln who explores "the cultural idea that mass death among less grievable subjects plays an essential role in maintaining social welfare and public order".

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA