The Chicago World's Fair and the images constructed about the Americas by the Chicago Tribune newspaper (1889-1894)

• Grant number: 13/24744-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: March 01, 2014
• End date: February 29, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - History - History of America
• Principal Investigator: Mary Anne Junqueira
• Grantee: Gabriela Xabay Gimenes
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the images constructed by the Chicago Tribune newspaper about the United States and Latin America during the 1893 Universal Exposition. The Chicago World's Fair, commemorating the four hundredth anniversary of the landing of Christopher Columbus in America, is a landmark event of the United States in the late nineteenth century, period of profound economic and social transformation. These changes also affected the press, which began to adopt new techniques, styles and address new matters. Planned to be an "illustrated encyclopedia of civilization", the Chicago World's Fair gathered several nations interested in presenting and displaying symbols from their progress and presumed vocations to the world. It is noteworthy the active participation of Latin American countries, which displaced a significant amount of financial and human resources to take part in the United States event - stimulated by the Pan-American policy led by Secretary of State James Blaine.

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

GIMENES, Gabriela Xabay. United States and Latin America in the Chicago Tribunes pages: Pan-Americanism and Chicago Worlds Fair (1889-1894). 2016. Master's Dissertation - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD) São Paulo.