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La caída de la Unión Soviética abrió múltiples procesos transicionales. Este estudio analiza sus representaciones a través del concurso World Press Photo entre 1989 y 1997, en un periodo que abarca el llamado “desfile de soberanías” y los acuerdos de Jasaviurt, que pusieron fin a la Primera Guerra de Chechenia. Utilizando la escala Self-Assessment Manikin como herramienta metodológica, examinamos el tono y la retórica visual en las fotografías premiadas. Concluimos la prevalencia de tropos y estéticas orientadas a la violencia, frente a otras representaciones posibles y más completas. Finalmente, pretendemos contribuir al debate sobre la responsabilidad del fotoperiodismo como archivo histórico, destacando la importancia de la visualidad en la construcción de la memoria colectiva.

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The fall of the Soviet Union set in motion multiple transitional processes. This study analyzes their representations through the World Press Photo contest between 1989 and 1997, in a period that covers the so-called “parade of sovereignties” and the Jasaviurt agreements, which put an end to the First Chechen War. Using the Self-Assessment Manikin scale as a methodological tool, we examined the tone and visual rhetoric in the winning photographs. We concluded that violence-oriented tropes and aesthetics prevailed over other possible and more comprehensive representations. Finally, we aim to contribute to the debate on the responsibility of photojournalism as a historical archive, highlighting the importance of visuality in the construction of collective memory.

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Title
Fotoperiodismo en transición: la memoria de los procesos independentistas postsoviéticos en el World Press Photo (1989-1997)
Alternate title
Photojournalism in transition: the memory of the post-soviet independence processes in the World Press Photo (1989-1997)
Publication title
Volume
30
Issue
1
Source details
Fotoperiodismo y transiciones políticas a finales del siglo XX: entre la Historia y la Memoria
Pages
43-53
Number of pages
12
Publication year
2025
Publication date
2025
Section
Monografía
Publisher
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Place of publication
Madrid
Country of publication
Spain
Publication subject
ISSN
11370734
e-ISSN
19883056
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish
Document type
Journal Article
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Online publication date
2025-06-25
Milestone dates
2025-01-31 (Submitted); 2025-06-25 (Created); 2025-06-25 (Issued); 2025-06-25 (Modified); 2025-06-25 (Published)
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   First posting date
25 Jun 2025
ProQuest document ID
3224056739
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2025-11-07
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