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Abstract:This article revisits one of the most iconic moments in the recent history of photojournalism in Mexico: the Zapatista uprising at Chiapas in 1994. Throughout the essay, the publication of Pedro Valtierra’s famous photograph of a group of women who bravely confronted the Mexican Army on January 3, 1998, which immediately obtained international recognition, is reviewed, followed by an analysis of the photographer’s work, as well as the historical context within which the images depicted are situated. Through the analysis of photographs, combined with the narrated experiences of the photojournalists who created them, I examine the development of new political identities, such as indigenous Zapatista women, as well as the changing roles of photographs and the media press during the last years of the twentieth century.Abstract:Este artículo recorre uno de los momentos más icónicos de la historia reciente del fotoperiodismo en México: el levantamiento zapatista en Chiapas en 1994. A lo largo del texto, la publicación de la famosa fotografía de Pedro Valtierra sobre un grupo de mujeres que se enfrentaron valientemente al Ejército Mexicano el 3 de enero de 1998 –la cual obtuvo reconocimiento internacional inmediato– se reseña al tiempo que se ofrece un seguimiento de la obra del fotógrafo y del contexto histórico en el que se ubican las imágenes sobre estos temas. A través del análisis de las fotografías combinadas con las experiencias narradas de los fotoperiodistas que las crearon, el artículo indaga tanto sobre el surgimiento de nuevas identidades políticas –como las de las mujeres indígenas zapatistas– como sobre los roles cambiantes de las fotografías y la prensa mediática durante los últimos años del siglo XX.
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The rich cultural production and unique peoples of Mexico--coupled with the country"s complex history, political legacy, social character, economy, and scientific development--lay the foundation for the bilingual Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos, the only U.S. published academic journal of its kind. Journal articles in both English and Spanish are welcomed from a variety of multidisciplinary perspectives and methodologies, comparative analyses notwithstanding. All content published remains focused on the contributions to and knowledge of Mexican studies as a discipline.