Abstract
AbstractThe assassination of Panamanian President José Antonio Remón in 1955and the triumph of the Cuban Revolution in 1959 brought about public trials ofimmense political importance. The article compares the ways legal processesin Panamá and Cuba were represented in the media, with particular focuson visual images. In both cases, images were key to the shifting of publicsensibilities and understandings of the trials. But although in both Cuba andPanamá legal consciousness became highly politicized, in the former, thetrials solidified public support for the young Revolution, whereas in Panamá,the notion of a corrupted legal process undermined the regime as a whole.Keywords: photography, political trials, legal consciousness, José AntonioRemón, Cuban Revolution, print mediaResumenEl asesinato del presidente panameño José Antonio Remón en 1955y el triunfo de la Revolución Cubana en 1959 provocaron juicios de granimportancia política. Este artículo compara las formas que esos procesosjudiciales fueron representados en los medios de comunicación en Panamáy Cuba, con especial atención a las imágenes visuales. En ambos casos,imágenes fueron claves para efectuar cambios en la sensibilidad jurídicadel público y su entendimiento del proceso político-judicial. Pero aunque enCuba y Panamá la conciencia jurídica se politizó, los tribunales solidificaronel apoyo público a la joven Revolución Cubana, mientras que en Panamála noción de un proceso legal corrupto socavó el régimen en su conjunto.Palabras clave: Fotografía, juicios políticos, conciencia jurídica, JoséAntonio Remón, Revolución Cubana, prensa escrita
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