The Robert Capa Myth

Hegemonic Masculinity in Photojournalism’s Professional Indoctrination

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12918445
AutoresChristopher T Assaf (0000-0002-4918-3624, The University of Texas at Austin), M A Bock (0000-0003-3022-9706, The University of Texas at Austin, autor de correspondencia)
Año2021
Volumen15
Número1
Páginas84-101
Fecha de publicación2021-07-26
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCommunication Culture and Critique (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1753-9137 • E-ISSN: 1753-9129
EditorialOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/ccc/tcab049
OpenAlexW4213357521
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas27

This project examines the mythos of famed war photographer Robert Capa and its influence on the photojournalistic canon. Using Barthes’ concept of ideological myth as a foundation, the project examines four sets of discourses about Capa: his own self-promotion, biographies, exhibition reviews, and photojournalistic textbooks. The analysis suggests that the Capa myth is characterized by hegemonic masculinity, emphasizing risk-taking, strength and courage, in ways that may occlude the famed photographer’s humanity. The corpus chosen for this project enabled an ideological analysis and critique of the way the Capa myth permeates the field’s indoctrination. The project finds that the mythic portrait of Capa has had considerable influence on photojournalistic education but may no longer serve the larger field

Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Exhibition · Hegemonic masculinity · Hegemony · Ideology · Indoctrination · Literature · Masculinity · Mythology · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Cinema and Media Studies · Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis · Media Studies and Communication · Gender Studies · Law