Lo monstruoso y el cuerpo fragmentado: el Nuevo Mundo como espacio de violencia, una lectura de la obra de Theodore De Bry en la construcción de la imagen indiana.

The following research analyzes the graphic work on the New World by Theodore De Bry under the assumption that it contains a general proposal on the Indies. This research is an attempt to discuss partial readings on De Bry’s artwork in favor of the idea that the Flemish engraver takes place within a "battle of images" from which the engraver fights for certain "division of the sensible". In our reading, the Indian graphic representation made by De Bry does not operate as a comment to a narrative discourse, on the contrary, it is articulated as an autonomous political discourse about the new continent.

Palabras Claves
Theodore de Bry; Indian imagery; 16th century; Violence; Politics.
Autor
Daniel Egaña. Antropólogo Social (U. Chile). Magister en Estudios Latinoamericanos (U. Chile). Maestro en Ciencias Antropológicas (UAM-I, México). Doctorante en Ciencias Antropológicas, UAM-I.
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Revista Chilena de Antropología Visual - número 16 - Santiago, diciembre 2010 - 1/29 pp.- ISSN 0718-876x. Rev. chil. antropol. vis.