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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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | ojs-article-154642024-01-15T00:01:40Z Science and violence in images of the transportation of the Bendegó meteorite to Rio de Janeiro (1887-1888) Ciência e violência nas imagens do transporte do meteorito do Bendegó para o Rio de Janeiro (1887-1888) Squeff, Leti Squeff, Letícia Coelho Squeff, Letícia Coelho Squeff, Leti 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 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. Em 1887 foi organizada uma expedição para trazer o meteorito chamado “do Bendegó” da Bahia para o Rio de Janeiro. A operação envolveu enorme logística para transportar a pedra de mais de 5 toneladas. Neste artigo, pretendo investigar como ciência e política se articulam nas fotografias do meteorito do Bendegó. Elas tiveram papel central na construção de um imaginário que vinculava a “posse” do meteorito à ciência, e assim, participavam da criação de uma imagem civilizada e “científica” para o Império brasileiro. Por outro lado, também a violência da escravidão transparece nas imagens associadas ao meteorito. Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2021-12-22 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Text Texto application/pdf https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/rhac/article/view/15464 10.20396/rhac.v2i2.15464 Revista de História da Arte e da Cultura; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021); 4-20 Revista de História da Arte e da Cultura; Vol. 2 Núm. 2 (2021); 4-20 Revista de História da Arte e da Cultura; Vol. 2 No 2 (2021); 4-20 Revista de História da Arte e da Cultura; v. 2 n. 2 (2021); 4-20 2675-9829 por https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/rhac/article/view/15464/10811 Brazil; 1887-1888 Brasil; 1887-1888 Copyright (c) 2021 Letícia Coelho Squeff https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Squeff, Leti Squeff, Letícia Coelho Squeff, Letícia Coelho Squeff, Leti 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 Science and violence in images of the transportation of the Bendegó meteorite to Rio de Janeiro (1887-1888) |
| title | Science and violence in images of the transportation of the Bendegó meteorite to Rio de Janeiro (1887-1888) |
| title_full | Science and violence in images of the transportation of the Bendegó meteorite to Rio de Janeiro (1887-1888) |
| title_fullStr | Science and violence in images of the transportation of the Bendegó meteorite to Rio de Janeiro (1887-1888) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Science and violence in images of the transportation of the Bendegó meteorite to Rio de Janeiro (1887-1888) |
| title_short | Science and violence in images of the transportation of the Bendegó meteorite to Rio de Janeiro (1887-1888) |
| title_sort | science and violence in images of the transportation of the bendegó meteorite to rio de janeiro (1887-1888) |
| topic | 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 |
| url | https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/rhac/article/view/15464 |
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