Picturing an Antarctic country. Robert Gerstmann, photography and the chilean antarctic landscapes. 1932-1959
This paper analyzes the photographs of southern Chile that Robert Gerstmann took and disseminated between the publication of his book Chile: 280 grabados en Cobre (1932) and Chile en 235 cuadros (1959) to delve into the way in which the inclusion of his first images of the Chilean Antarctic in the s...
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ftunivchileojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/71948 2024-01-28T10:01:33+01:00 Picturing an Antarctic country. Robert Gerstmann, photography and the chilean antarctic landscapes. 1932-1959 Imaginar un País Antártico. Robert Gerstmann, fotografía y paisajes de la Antártica chilena. 1932-1959 Rossetti, Fulvio 2023-12-29 application/pdf https://revistas.uchile.cl/index.php/RHP/article/view/71948 spa spa Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo https://revistas.uchile.cl/index.php/RHP/article/view/71948/75347 https://revistas.uchile.cl/index.php/RHP/article/view/71948 Derechos de autor 2023 Revista Historia y Patrimonio Revista Historia y Patrimonio; Vol. 2 No. 3 (2023): December; 1-26 Revista Historia y Patrimonio; Vol. 2 Núm. 3 (2023): Diciembre; 1-26 2810-6245 Patagonia Antártica Territorio Paisaje Frontera Fotografía Imaginario Antarctica Territory Landscape Borderlands Photography Imaginary info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion peer reviewed article Artículo evaluador por pares 2023 ftunivchileojs 2023-12-31T00:53:22Z This paper analyzes the photographs of southern Chile that Robert Gerstmann took and disseminated between the publication of his book Chile: 280 grabados en Cobre (1932) and Chile en 235 cuadros (1959) to delve into the way in which the inclusion of his first images of the Chilean Antarctic in the second was linked to the definition of an imaginary of an “expanded” south to be valued for its supposed natural virginity. In this process, the most recent book joined a set of previous publications focused on reaffirming the Chilean legal position, describing the claimed territory and disseminating its history in order to foster a national Antarctic awareness. However, it stood out among them for integrating his landscapes into a more general imaginary of the entire country and, along with this, redefining the entire southern territory as a completely different region compared to the one he himself had observed and disseminated before. Comparing these books with each other and with other photos by the same author, verifying what is included and what is excluded from the final narrative, allows us to consider the work by Gerstmann as a representative of the official discourse, and understand the ideological and cultural biases that led to the aforementioned resignification for the initial construction of an image of Chile as an Antarctic country. En este trabajo se analizan las fotografías del sur de Chile que Robert Gerstmann realizó y difundió entre la publicación de su libro Chile: 280 grabados en Cobre (1932) y Chile en 235 cuadros (1959) para ahondar en la manera en que la inclusión de sus imágenes de la Antártica Chilena en el segundo de ellos se vinculó con la definición de un imaginario del sur “expandido”, a valorar por su supuesta virginidad natural. Este libro se sumó a un conjunto de publicaciones anteriores centradas en reafirmar la postura jurídica chilena en las disputas para su anexión, describir el territorio reclamado y difundir su historia para así fomentar una conciencia antártica ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Antártica Portal de Revistas Académicas de la Universidad de Chile Antarctic Patagonia |
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This paper analyzes the photographs of southern Chile that Robert Gerstmann took and disseminated between the publication of his book Chile: 280 grabados en Cobre (1932) and Chile en 235 cuadros (1959) to delve into the way in which the inclusion of his first images of the Chilean Antarctic in the second was linked to the definition of an imaginary of an “expanded” south to be valued for its supposed natural virginity. In this process, the most recent book joined a set of previous publications focused on reaffirming the Chilean legal position, describing the claimed territory and disseminating its history in order to foster a national Antarctic awareness. However, it stood out among them for integrating his landscapes into a more general imaginary of the entire country and, along with this, redefining the entire southern territory as a completely different region compared to the one he himself had observed and disseminated before. Comparing these books with each other and with other photos by the same author, verifying what is included and what is excluded from the final narrative, allows us to consider the work by Gerstmann as a representative of the official discourse, and understand the ideological and cultural biases that led to the aforementioned resignification for the initial construction of an image of Chile as an Antarctic country. En este trabajo se analizan las fotografías del sur de Chile que Robert Gerstmann realizó y difundió entre la publicación de su libro Chile: 280 grabados en Cobre (1932) y Chile en 235 cuadros (1959) para ahondar en la manera en que la inclusión de sus imágenes de la Antártica Chilena en el segundo de ellos se vinculó con la definición de un imaginario del sur “expandido”, a valorar por su supuesta virginidad natural. Este libro se sumó a un conjunto de publicaciones anteriores centradas en reafirmar la postura jurídica chilena en las disputas para su anexión, describir el territorio reclamado y difundir su historia para así fomentar una conciencia antártica ... |
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Picturing an Antarctic country. Robert Gerstmann, photography and the chilean antarctic landscapes. 1932-1959 |
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Picturing an Antarctic country. Robert Gerstmann, photography and the chilean antarctic landscapes. 1932-1959 |
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Picturing an Antarctic country. Robert Gerstmann, photography and the chilean antarctic landscapes. 1932-1959 |
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Picturing an Antarctic country. Robert Gerstmann, photography and the chilean antarctic landscapes. 1932-1959 |
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Picturing an Antarctic country. Robert Gerstmann, photography and the chilean antarctic landscapes. 1932-1959 |
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picturing an antarctic country. robert gerstmann, photography and the chilean antarctic landscapes. 1932-1959 |
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Revista Historia y Patrimonio; Vol. 2 No. 3 (2023): December; 1-26 Revista Historia y Patrimonio; Vol. 2 Núm. 3 (2023): Diciembre; 1-26 2810-6245 |
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