Fotografia e Relações Internacionais: Um Diálogo Possível?

Abstract

What is the point in black bodies being portrayed in eighteenth century Brazilian photography? What about in scientific discourse in general? These questions were the driving force to lead the way of this research on history, in the quest to apprehend discourses about the existence and status of black people in Brazil from the beginnings of colonization to current days. The photos, made from certain discourses, help us understand how cultural identifies are generated in the bosom of Brazilian society through devices built to delimit differences and imprint inequalities, sometimes in a subtle and effective manner. By considering the emergence of science and the development of such themes in modernity, by prioritizing International Relations, we question the presence – or the absence, or the picture built on the margins – of certain subjects in the social landscape, in the theories, photography, as well as as actors to be considered in the discourses of social and international relations.