Familiar Faces Photography, Memory, and Argentina's Disappeared

This book explores the enduring impact of photographs of Argentina's disappeared individuals during the country's military dictatorship. It examines the role of photography in memory politics, focusing on the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo and their struggle for visibility. The book delves into...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cieplak, Piotr (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge : Goldsmiths, University London 2024.
Edition:1st ed
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009841937806719
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Glossary
  • 1 Intimate Moments, Public Acts: Argentina’s Long Relationship with the Photographs of the Disappeared
  • Encounter 1: April 20221
  • A Coup like no Other?
  • Encounter 2: June 2022
  • Making Things Visible: Against Disappearance
  • Encounter 3: December 2022
  • Memory, Justice and Politics
  • Familiar Faces34
  • 2 Constructing the Image of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Through Press Photography
  • Mothers of Plaza de Mayo and their Struggle for Visibility
  • Press Photography during the Dictatorship
  • The “Safety Net” and the Importance of Being Seen
  • The Mothers and the Photographs of their Children
  • The Mothers and the World Cup
  • Images of Resistance, Will, Perseverance, Sorrow and Grief
  • Conclusion
  • 3 Ways of Looking: Violence, Archive and the Register of “Extremists”
  • 4 Political Landscapes and Photographic Artefacts in Post-Dictatorship Argentina
  • Natural Landscape (Wilderness and Desolation)
  • Urban Landscape (the Artifice)
  • The Familial Landscape (the Collage)
  • Photographic Landscapes and Political Artefacts
  • 5 Waiting for the Light