Video-collage 'Homeland's Agenda: Electoral Autocracy' explores Venezuelan media landscape from 2011-2016

Alessandro Balteo-Yazbeck and Ana Alenso created 'Homeland's Agenda: Electoral Autocracy (The Venezuelan Case, 2016)', a video-collage transcript that juxtaposes diverse media sources from 2011 to 2016. The work blends public government broadcasting, propaganda, corporate internet news channels, pop music lyrics, and video testimonials to avoid any single clip dominating. Through this formal approach, the piece distills content to reveal a complex geopolitical situation in Venezuela, making it accessible to audiences unfamiliar with the context. The sourced material documents the emergence of a national humanitarian crisis and subsequent civil protests, which by 2017 led to government repression involving police, military, and media. Published on November 5, 2018, the article is available via MIT Press under a subscription-only model. The transcript translation supports the collage, highlighting how form guides the narrative. This work bears witness to a critical period in Venezuelan history, capturing media dynamics during escalating tensions.