Visual culture and social imaginary in the weekly magazine ‘El Perú Ilustrado’: ‘Ellas’, the captives, and ‘ellos’, the heroes

• Autor: Victorio Cánovas, Emma Patricia
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2025
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/33533
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/revistaira/article/view/33533
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: El Perú Ilustrado; Captive cities; Illustrated press; War of the Pacific; Visual culture; 19th century; Ciudades cautivas; Prensa ilustrada; Guerra del Pacífico; Cultura visual; Siglo XIX

El Perú Ilustrado, published in Lima between 1887 and 1892, positioned itself as a unifying national force, aiming to foster feelings of belonging and identity during the post-war period. A recurring theme in its pages was the aftermath of the conflict, depicted through images of captive cities and the glorification of fallen heroes on the battlefield. The research seeks to reveal an implicit gender discourse in the weekly magazine, where the cities are portrayed as maidens in the hands of the enemy, while the heroes take on a masculine role; despite their strength and sacrifice, they let the cities go—in other words, they lost them.