The Bang-Bang Club and the images of the end of apartheid:

Authors

  • Renata de Paula dos Santos Universidade Estadual de Londrina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0383.2013v34n1p43

Keywords:

South Africa, Apartheid, Bang-Bang Club, Political role of the photographer.

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the role of the photojournalist covering wars. On the premise that photography is not a neutral medium, the research seeks to evaluate the positioning of Greg Marinovich - member called Bang-Bang Club - during the War of hostels. This confrontation took place in South Africa between the years 1990 and 1994, representing the final stage of the apartheid regime, inserted in 1948. Three photographs taken in 1990 comprise the corpus of research. As a method for conducting analysis was used to search historiographical. Among the authors highlight the work leading up Demétrio Magnoli (1998) and Marinovich and João Silva (2003), the South African issue, and Boris Kossoy (1989) in the field of photography. As a preliminary result, it presents the photographer's strong opposition to white rule.

Author Biography

Renata de Paula dos Santos, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

 Graduated in Social Communications - Journalism from the State University of Londrina (UEL). Masters in Communication from the same institution

Published

2013-05-07

How to Cite

DOS SANTOS, Renata de Paula. The Bang-Bang Club and the images of the end of apartheid:. Semina: Ciências Sociais e Humanas, [S. l.], v. 34, n. 1, p. 43–52, 2013. DOI: 10.5433/1679-0383.2013v34n1p43. Disponível em: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminasoc/article/view/14319. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.

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