Abstract

STEFANINI, Valeria. El otro como espécimen. Los usos de la fotografía del siglo XIX para la construcción del otro. Cuad. Cent. Estud. Diseñ. Comun., Ensayos [online]. 2021, n.93, pp.168-187.  Epub Aug 20, 2021. ISSN 1853-3523.  http://dx.doi.org/10.18682/cdc.vi93.3859.

Historically, different disciplines have used photography to show a step forward in research and the message they want to deliver. Photography, on the other hand, has been at service of text and thoughts, without been deeply considered as a singular object of studying.

The photos which we intend to work with haven`t been lucky either. From the moment they were created, their importance in relation to the represented object has been subject of debate, meaning how faithfully were other’s body characteristics printed on the photos for the investigator to focus on later.

Carlos Bruch’s photos about different native communities (both in the north and the south of Argentina) show an understanding of photography, but also allows us to think of the photographer’ s deeply conception regarding the country inhabitants, as well as science as a way to order and comprehend the world.

Keywords : Photographic uses; message; debate.

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