Visual Resistance: The construction of protest narratives in Chile’s socio-environmental conflicts
Resistencia visual: La construcción de narrativas de protesta en los conflictos socioambientales de Chile
Resistência visual: A construção de narrativas de protesto nos conflitos socioambientais no Chile
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imágenes mediáticas resistencia activismo semiótica social conflictos socioambientales media images resistance activism social semiotics socio-environmental conflicts imagens mediáticas resistência ativismo semiótica social conflitos socioambientais |
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| Universidad ORT Uruguay | |
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https://revistas.ort.edu.uy/inmediaciones-de-la-comunicacion/article/view/4098
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11968/7684 |
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| Sumario: | The article critically addresses the use of media images and visual strategies in the construction of protest narratives during socio-environmental conflicts in Chile. It analyzes the portraits of three activists –Alejandro Castro, Macarena Valdés, and Camilo Catrillanca– whose images were transformed into symbols of denunciation and resistance. Using a methodological approach based on inductive analysis and social semiotics, the research identifies visual resources that reshape the meaning of these faces in protests, street art, and digital media. The theoretical framework, grounded in framing theory, helps to understand how media, families, and social actors reinterpret these images to challenge dominant narratives and expose injustice. The activists’ portraits serve as icons that strengthen the struggle for socio-environmental justice, undermine the credibility of official accounts, and highlight tensions between state power and social movements. |
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