Familiar Faces : Photography, Memory, and Argentina's Disappeared.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cieplak, Piotr.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disappeared persons--Argentina.

Disappeared persons.

Photography in social change.

Argentina--History--Dirty War, 1976-1983--Photography.

Argentina.

Genre:

History.

Essays.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (205 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Goldsmiths, University London, 2024.

Summary:

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 how press photography shaped public perceptions and contributed to social justice efforts. It also considers the landscapes of violence and political artifacts in Argentina, highlighting the sacredness and rituals surrounding photographs of the disappeared. The contributors provide an ethnographic perspective on the memories of survivors and the challenges of representing the (in)visible. Edited by Piotr Cieplak, it draws on research conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic and includes contributions from various scholars, artists, and photographers. Generated by AI.

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

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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 Generated by AI.

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Other Format:

Print version: Cieplak, Piotr Familiar Faces

ISBN:

9781913380755

OCLC:

1443940336