Fotografia como instrumento para a construção da paz: uma análise do uso da fotografia de paz pela agência local em comunidades pós-conflitos

Abstract

This paper aims to understand the relationship amidst photographic methodology and peacebuilding strategies and the benefits this connection might bring in contexts of deep division and traumas built in post-conflict communities. The insights aesthetics sources have brought to International Relations' analysis expose the magnitude subjectiveness has on determining the upright understanding of politics and society. Artistic and visual portrayal and interpretations, such as photographs, have scaled throughout the years, gaining the power to break several barriers imposed by language, speech or education. Nonetheless, while there are big quantities of violence, conflict and war representations, even in scenarios where conflict is already solved, the connection between photography and peace is poorly thought of. Thus, this work focuses on aesthetic approaches, visual culture and Peace Studies. Through an exploratory research carried out with the methodology of systematic literature review, visiting paths to approach photography as a tool to build peace in post-conflict scenarios, especially used by the local population as a form of expression and a catalyst for change. For this, the work relied on the analysis of existing case studies, carried out in Kenya, Philippines, Guatemala, Australia and Colombia, so that it could present greater results of the practice of peace photography.