PHOTOGRAPHY, HERITAGE AND DISCOURSE
REFLECTIONS ON THE LUCIANO HUCK CASE AND THE KUIKURO AND KAYAPÓ PEOPLES
Keywords:
dissonant heritage, documentary photography, authorized heritage discourse, Kuikuro and Kayapó peoplesKuikuro and Kayapó peoplesAbstract
This study analyzes the role of photography as a device of symbolic dispute in the heritage context, taking as a case study the episode involving the presenter Luciano Huck and the Kuikuro and Kayapó peoples in the Xingu region. Based on the concepts of authorized heritage discourse, which defines how hegemonic groups determine what constitutes heritage, and dissonant heritage, which explains the conflicts and resistance to this vision, the work investigates how visual narratives are constructed, imposed, or contested in media environments. The main objective was to demonstrate how authorized discourse acts in the production of documentary images, resulting in the creation or erasure of dissonant heritage. The exploratory study consists of images, videos, and public manifestations disseminated on social networks, confronting the discursive practices observed in the episode with theoretical foundations and historical examples. Finally, it is worth highlighting that photography, when subjected to an authorized discourse, operates as a tool of erasure and control, freezing identities in colonial stereotypes. In contrast, the reaction of the indigenous communities revealed contemporary struggles for self-representation.