THE BODY'S REGISTER IN THE URBAN SPACE: THE STUDENTS IN THE ALBUM BIOGRAPHY OF A CITY, PORTO ALEGRE, 1940

Abstract

The edit of commemorative albums represented a way of circulation of photographs with educational thematic. In the album Porto Alegre: the biography of a city, issued in 1940, the education can be seen in the pictures of people and buildings. The complex relationship between the visible and the invisible can be important for the understanding of the ways the power uses to construct certain visual issues connected to education. In the analyzed pictures, the visual aspect is an imperative, as it makes it possible to see the subjects of study which have been educated and softened by the school's culture. School and urban issues are built from pictures. The education register in the urban space is made from what can be seen and this is possible thanks to the light register - the photography.

Key-words:
Porto Alegre-RS; photography; school's visual culture; photographic culture