Does Che deserve his iconic T-shirt?
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: Capitalism canibalizes historical figures by transforming them into commodities, but it never fully neutralizes them. How is it that Korda's photograph went from picturing a heroic man to becoming just another trend? It has transformed in a contradiction, not only because a communist leader is now framed into a T-shirt produced in sweatshops, but also even in that state, his images continues to generate debates and political interest.
Author: Martínez Muñoz, Elisa
Institution: Universidad de Buenos Aires
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225757459
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