The indigenous through the photographic lens: the construction of imagery under the aegis of nineteenth-century nationalist discourse
The main application of photography in the nineteenth century was portraiture. This photographic practice was not immune, however, to the desire to symbolically construct an idea of a civilized Brazilian nation. Several ambiguities are thus implicated in the assumption that photography is a faithful...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas
2020
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| Online Access: | https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/rhac/article/view/13677 |
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| Summary: | The main application of photography in the nineteenth century was portraiture. This photographic practice was not immune, however, to the desire to symbolically construct an idea of a civilized Brazilian nation. Several ambiguities are thus implicated in the assumption that photography is a faithful witness. Realism would assume a fictional tone in photographic studios attempting to develop the image of a country that is civilized according to European standards. Thus, the fashionable practice at the time was not representing the nation stricto sensu but using the representation to make the nation an allegorical element. |
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| ISSN: | 2675-9829 |
