Does Che deserve his iconic T-shirt?
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.
Authors
- Elisa Martínez Muñoz
Institutions
- Universidad de Buenos Aires (AR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24118605
- Primary Topic
- National Identity and Symbolism
- Type
- preprint