Escuela normal . Normal School
Verzio9 FF Submission. Duration: 01:28:00 Student council elections are coming up at a school in Paraná, Argentina and the two main parties are putting the finishing touches to their campaigns. As they present their positions to the student body, all the elements of political grandstanding appear: q...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Villegas, Juan ; Gamarci, Inés ; Murga, Celina
2012
Argentina |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:e9de41a8-0cb5-45e6-9305-de57e41c27cb |
| Summary: | Verzio9 FF Submission.
Duration: 01:28:00
Student council elections are coming up at a school in Paraná, Argentina and the two main parties are putting the finishing touches to their campaigns. As they present their positions to the student body, all the elements of political grandstanding appear: quibbling over slogans, circular rhetoric, the benefits of an attractive candidate, and the final mudslinging. Celina Murga's observational camera is subtly tuned to the traces of the political in the everyday, whether in the flag-raising ceremony, classroom discussions on the constitution, or the workings of the student council. As the teachers question the independence and knowledge of the students, their comments shed light on political generation gaps. An attentive portrait of the ambivalent role of school in preserving the social status quo. |
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| Published: | 2012 |