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- Title
Benito Juárez, Lady Liberty, and the Visual Pedagogies of Mexican Liberalism 1857-1872.
- Authors
Pilatowsky, Priscila
- Abstract
This article focuses on the Liberal Party's visual pedagogy during the Reform wars (1857-1861) and the Restored Republic (1867-1872) in Mexico. The objective is to analyze a particular set of images that promoted secularism, freedom, and people's sovereignty. Those images include the national emblem, liberty allegories, and the representation of the liberal heroes. Mexican historiography has mostly focused on written texts and has neglected the role of images in the political discourse. However, a "liberal visual pedagogy" in Mexico also circulated in a broad material culture, including architecture, fine arts, furniture, jewelry, and coaches. Liberal imagery embraced different traditions, including pre-Hispanic symbolism, French revolution imagery, and European art styles. I argue that the Liberal Party's images did not directly promote liberal principles. Instead, images shaped an abstract representation of the nation, and in some cases, images visually reinforced the colonial political culture.
- Subjects
MEXICO; LIBERAL Party; LIBERALISM; POLITICAL image; NATIONAL emblems; EUROPEAN art; POLITICAL culture
- Publication
International Journal of the Image, 2022, Vol 13, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2154-8560
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18848/2154-8560/CGP/v13i01/1-13