Circulation: from multiple perspectives of value to the appreciation of the visible

Abstract

This article is based on the observation of the amplified role attributed to images in a mediatization scenario. These texts, put into circulation, gain strength when they negotiate the flow of the meaning production, that is, the photographs and videos are no longer registers but they become effectively the events to which they refer. Thus, the starting point is the idea that circulation is a space of value attribution (ROSA, 2016a) where the regulation of the visible is given tentatively between the spheres at play. The focus of this text is to discuss the concept of value from multiple perspectives such as exchange value, narrative value, symbolic value and non-value. For this, two movements will be carried out: theoretical reflection and empirical analysis. As theoretical contributions we call upon Eliséo Verón, Carl Schmitt, Pierre Bourdieu and Giorgio Agamben. The empirical analysis focuses on the case of the photograph of a young Muslim woman, a journalistic record of the Westminster terrorist attack in London.

Keywords
Mediatization; Circulation; Value; Image; Photojournalism