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StudentcouncilelectionsareabouttobeheldataschoolinParana,Argentinaandthetwomainpartiesareputtingthefinishingtouchestotheircampaigns.Astheypresenttheirpositionstothestudentbody,alltheelementsofpoliticalgrandstandingarepresentandcorrect:quibblingoverslogans,circularrhetoric,thebenefitsofanattractivecandidateandtheinevitablefinalmudslinging.YetthisisbynomeanstheonlywayinwhichCelinaMurga’sinstitutionalportraitevokestheworldbeyondtheschoolgates.Murga’sobservationalcameraissubtlyattunedtothetracesofthepoliticalintheeverydayaswellasthemomentsinwhichthesearelacking,whetherintheflag-raisingceremony,classroomdiscussionsontheconstitutionorlegislativeprocessesortheabsenceofanyevidenceastohowthestudentcouncil’sworkactuallybenefitstheschool.Astheteachersthemselvesquestiontheextenttowhichthestudentsaremerelyregurgitatingtheknowledgetheyhavebeenfed,theircommentsalludesimultaneouslytotheirowndailyworkaswellastothepoliticalstanceofthenextgeneration:anormalschoolanditsambivalentrelationshiptowardspreservingthestatusquo.
