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Science and violence in images of the transportation of the Bendegó meteorite to Rio de Janeiro (1887-1888)

In 1887 an expedition was organized to bring the meteorite known as "do Bendegó" from Bahia to Rio de Janeiro. The mission involved enormous logistics to transport the 5+ ton stone to Rio de Janeiro. In this article, I intend to explore how science and politics are articulated in the photo...

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Main Authors: Squeff, Leti, Squeff, Letícia Coelho
Format: Online
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2021
Subjects:
Bendegó meteorite
Visual culture
Photography
Slavery
Representation of the territory
Landscape painting
Meteorito do Bendegó
Cultura visual
Fotografia
Escravidão
Representação do território
Pintura de paisagem
Online Access:https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/rhac/article/view/15464
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Summary:In 1887 an expedition was organized to bring the meteorite known as "do Bendegó" from Bahia to Rio de Janeiro. The mission involved enormous logistics to transport the 5+ ton stone to Rio de Janeiro. In this article, I intend to explore how science and politics are articulated in the photographs of the Bendegó meteorite. They played a central role in the construction of an imaginary that associated the "possession" of the meteorite with science, and thus, contributed to the creation of a civilized and "scientific" image for the Brazilian Empire. On the other hand, the violence of slavery also emerges in the images associated with the meteorite.
ISSN:2675-9829

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