Photography and history in Latin America

Abstract

This collection of essays is dedicated to the study of photography in Latin America from different perspectives. The essays consider the methodological uses of photography in social and cultural history; analyse the condition of archives and the forms of photograph curation; problematize photographic practices and their impact on narratives of a country’s history; reveal new photographic practices through the presentation of un-published and original material; address the importance of photographic records for workers’ struggles; investigate the disappearance of files in exceptional contexts; discuss the role of photographic images as icons of events, and, finally, reflect on the symbolic dimension of photographs in the war of images within photojournalism.