La devoción del salvaje. Religiosidad zapatista y silencio gráfico

During the official period of the Mexican Revolution, 1910 – 1919, the armed movement headed by Emiliano Zapata was a permanent subject for photographers working for the Press in Mexico City. Except for the short period of the Conventionist Government in the Capital City (1915), photography was repe...

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Main Author: Ariel Arnal
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Language:English
Published: Institut Pluridisciplinaire pour les Etudes sur l'Amérique Latine 2015-12-01
Series:L'Ordinaire des Amériques
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/orda/2111
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description During the official period of the Mexican Revolution, 1910 – 1919, the armed movement headed by Emiliano Zapata was a permanent subject for photographers working for the Press in Mexico City. Except for the short period of the Conventionist Government in the Capital City (1915), photography was repeatedly used to denigrate the Southern Army. This was opposed to the traditional values of nationalism, religion, and family. Nevertheless, during the above-mentioned period, there is a topic that was never broached: the use of religious symbols by the “surianos” (Southern Army). On the other hand, countless photographs have been found in the archives that document the deep religious feeling among the Zapatista Army and its “caudillos” (leaders). From this point of view, the use of religious symbols by the rebels as well as the omission of this valuable information by the Press in Mexico City tell us about the building of an editorial discourse that is paradoxically supported by silence, a silence that becomes a truly dramatic actor and can be considered as profoundly eloquent.
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La devoción del salvaje. Religiosidad zapatista y silencio gráfico
L'Ordinaire des Amériques
photojournalism
Zapatista movement
religiousness
Mexican Revolution
title La devoción del salvaje. Religiosidad zapatista y silencio gráfico
title_full La devoción del salvaje. Religiosidad zapatista y silencio gráfico
title_fullStr La devoción del salvaje. Religiosidad zapatista y silencio gráfico
title_full_unstemmed La devoción del salvaje. Religiosidad zapatista y silencio gráfico
title_short La devoción del salvaje. Religiosidad zapatista y silencio gráfico
title_sort la devocion del salvaje religiosidad zapatista y silencio grafico
topic photojournalism
Zapatista movement
religiousness
Mexican Revolution
url https://journals.openedition.org/orda/2111
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