Alarming Her with a Cough: An Approach to the Visual Narrative of the 1968 Mexican Student Movement in Alarma! Magazine

Abstract

This article examines the visual narratives produced by Alarma! magazine around the actions of students and the State during the 1968 student movement. The magazine under study was a weekly news publication known for
its sensationalist imagery and its frequent exploitation of crime reporting in relation to the events, most of which took place in Mexico City. The issues addressed in this paper include the oppositional framing of students and the
State through the exaltation of war, the legitimization of police actions, and the psychologization of student demonstrations in the eyes of public opinion.