Fotografías indígenas. 150 años de visibilidad "correcta"

Abstract

This article is a discursive study of Mexican indigenous photographs. The author performs a typology that consists in four forms of photographic discourse. The study focuses on analyzing the photographs in relation with previous indigenous discourses in the fields of science, art and education. The assumption is made that the photographs are discursive constructions that “name” and politically place the Indians in the social system. The importance of this type of studies is to guide the analysis of communication proposals and the visibility of others.