The Photographic Culture and the Social Circuits of Photography in the Capital of Minas Gerais (1893-1939): Towards a Cartography of the Modern City

Authors

  • Luana Carla Martins Campos Akinruli Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) e Instituto de Inovação Social e Diversidade Cultural (Insod)

Keywords:

photography, culture, modernity, cartography, city

Abstract

Amongst several raised issues, in addition to exposing the names of photographers, studios and companies that were pioneers in the trade of services and supplies for photography in the modern capital of Minas Gerais, this paper investigates the demands of professionals and amateurs who promoted a certain diffusion of the image and photographic practice in this society. Finally, related questions to the city’s photography social circuit and spatial location will be addressed, exposing the process of structuring and organizing the photography culture in this city as well in Minas Gerais, one of the most influential states in Brazil.

Author Biography

Luana Carla Martins Campos Akinruli, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) e Instituto de Inovação Social e Diversidade Cultural (Insod)

Doutora no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Antropologia (PPGAn) da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG, Brasil), mestra pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em História Social da Cultura (HSC) da UFMG e licenciada em história pela UFMG. Cofundadora e coordenadora de projetos do Instituto de Inovação Social e Diversidade Cultural (Insod).

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Published

2020-12-07

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2020)

Section

Artigos