Echoes of the Past,Images for the Future. The Prehispanic in the mass media.

Authors

  • Natalia Moragas Segura Universitat de Barcelona (UB)

Keywords:

Pre-Hispanic past, Mass media, Historical reinvention

Abstract

The pre-Hispanic past is a very attractive element to be reproduced in the mass media. From the first photographs to films, television and social networks, has shown a pre-Hispanic worldview very different ranging from historical recreation or fun. It has also become a reinvention of the past with no historical purposes. In this paper we discuss some aspects of this vision about the preHispanic past reinvented

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