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Prensa, accidentabilidad y cambio: Rapa Nui (Chile) entre 1955 y 1958

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Abstract

Three widely reported mid-twentieth-century events on Easter Island are analyzed for their impact on the islanders. These include the shipwreck and death of Professor Lorenzo Baeza Vega, the accident of French adventurer Eric de Bisschop, and the stay of Norwegian archaeologist Thor Heyerdahl. It is proposed that accidents form a narrative—a sequence of events leading to tragedy. The media play a key role in shaping public perception, turning accidents into marketable stories that mobilize government agencies.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Presentato: 30 Gennaio 2025 | Accettato: 17 Marzo 2025 | Pubblicato 30 Settembre 2025 | Lingua: es

Keywords Easter Island • Accidents • National identity • Press • Government agencies

Copyright © 2025 Rodolfo Contreras. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-940-5/008


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