Spectacular modernity : dictatorship, space, and visuality in Venezuela, 1948-1958 /

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"In cultural history, the 1950s in Venezuela are commonly celebrated as a golden age of modernity, realized by a booming oil economy, dazzling modernist architecture, and nationwide modernization projects. But this is only half the story. In this path-breaking study, Lisa Blackmore reframes the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Blackmore, Lisa (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2017]
Series:Illuminations (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Subjects:
1900-1999
Spectacular, The > Political aspects > Venezuela > History > 20th century.
Architecture > Political aspects > Venezuela > History > 20th century.
Art > Political aspects > Venezuela > History > 20th century.
Modernism (Aesthetics) > Political aspects > Venezuela > History > 20th century.
Social change > Venezuela > History > 20th century.
Military government > Social aspects > Venezuela > History > 20th century.
Dictatorship > Social aspects > Venezuela > History > 20th century.
Spectaculaire > Aspect politique > Venezuela > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Architecture > Aspect politique > Venezuela > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Art > Aspect politique > Venezuela > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Modernisme (Esthétique) > Aspect politique > Venezuela > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Gouvernement militaire > Aspect social > Venezuela > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Dictature > Aspect social > Venezuela > Histoire > 20e siècle.
ART > Criticism & Theory.
ARCHITECTURE > Criticism.
HISTORY > Latin America > South America.
Architecture > Political aspects.
Art > Political aspects.
Cultural policy.
Politics and government.
Social change.
Venezuela > Politics and government > 1935-1958.
Venezuela > Cultural policy.
Venezuela > Politique et gouvernement > 1935-1958.
Venezuela.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Rethinking the Politics and Aesthetics of Modernity
  • Part I. Official Libretto
  • Telling Stories : The Historiographical Foundations of Military Rule
  • Ruling Ideology : Radical Transformations of Space and Body
  • Part II. Setting the Scene
  • Nation Branding : From Covert Propaganda to Corporate Publicity
  • Spectacular Visuality : Enframing the Landscape, Training the Gaze
  • Exhibiting Modernity : Cultures of Display and the Dictator's Visionary Gaze
  • Part III. Performing Progress
  • Subjects on Stage : Organized Walking in Scripted Spaces
  • Bringing Progress Home : Modern Mythologies in Daily Life
  • Epilogue: Specters of Spectacle.

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