Abstract

ECHAZU CONITZER, Alejandra. What an Image Reveals to Us: The Intellectual Elite of the Early 20th Century. Rev Cien Cult [online]. 2025, vol.29, n.54, pp.43-52.  Epub June 30, 2025. ISSN 2077-3323.  https://doi.org/10.35319/rcyc.2025541372.

A photograph of Bolivian intellectuals from the early 20th century provides an opportunity to analyze the social context and the construction of a national culture during the first three decades of the century. These learned individuals operated both in state spheres and within exclusive circles of associations and foundations. They were educators, diplomats, writers, and journalists who formed an intellectual and academic elite, responsible for shaping a dominant aesthetic and cultural framework in the country.

Keywords : Intellectual elite; scholars; national culture; first decades of the 20th century; Ricardo Jaimes Freyre; Alcides Arguedas; Juan Francisco Bedregal; Emilio Villanueva; Eduardo Diez de Medina; Adolfo Costa du Rels; Royal Spanish Academy (in Bolivia); El Diario; University Mayor de San Andrés.

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