Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: RICKSON NATAN FILGUEIRA DA COSTA

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : RICKSON NATAN FILGUEIRA DA COSTA
DATE: 08/05/2025
TIME: 15:00
LOCAL: ENTRE O CAOS E O SOM: ILHAS FONOTÓPICAS E TRIBOS DE HEAVY METAL EM NATAL-RN
TITLE:

BETWEEN CHAOS AND SOUND: PHONOTOPIC ISLANDS AND HEAVY METAL TRIBES IN NATAL-RN

KEY WORDS:

Phonotopic islands. Heavy Metal. Urban Tribes. Revolt. Culture.

PAGES: 26
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Sociologia
SUBÁREA: Sociologia Urbana
SUMMARY:

This research investigates the construction of communities within the underground heavy metal scene in the city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. It also analyzes the role of the band Expose Your Hate, a local group founded in 1999, whose trajectory serves as an important point of reference for the imagination and cultural resistance of the local scene. The study will observe generational conflicts within the heavy metal scene and how these may affect the community. The methodological approach will be qualitative, involving ethnographic observation at concerts, festivals, and virtual spaces, as well as the analysis of documents such as fanzines, interviews, and public archives. The aim is to map the ways nostalgia manifests itself, the symbolic disputes between generations, and the processes of internal legitimation within the underground environment. The theoretical framework draws on several authors. Michel Maffesoli will be used to understand the notion of urban tribes and the affective bonds within the music scene. Maurice Halbwachs and Mark Fisher contribute reflections on collective memory and nostalgia—with emphasis on the concept of capitalist realism. Gregory Sholette will be essential for thinking about marginality as a structural force through the concept of dark matter, shedding light on the invisible role of local bands and producers. Peter Sloterdijk, in turn, will be used to explore the concepts of spheres, insulation, and phonotopes, allowing for an understanding of the affective spatiality of music and bodies in underground rituals. Additionally, the research will be enriched by the reflections of Alexander Billet, whose work Shake the City (2024) offers a reading of music as a vibrational and political force capable of disrupting the oppressive everyday life of cities planned under capitalist logic. His ideas on the use of music as a mechanism of symbolic resistance—especially within the cracks and fissures of the city—will be central to understanding how the underground operates as a space of expression and counter-hegemony. Thus, this study seeks to understand how different generations construct their identities and dispute legitimacy within the underground field, revealing how memory, aesthetics, affect, revolt, and politics intertwine in the persistence and reinvention of the heavy metal scene in Natal-RN.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1012983 - LUCAS FORTUNATO REGO DE MEDEIROS
Externo à Instituição - CARLOS HENRIQUE PESSOA CUNHA - IFRN
Externo à Instituição - JOAO BATISTA DE MENEZES BITENCOURT - UFAL