Banca de DEFESA: ANTONIO ZUZA SOBRINHO NETO

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STUDENT : ANTONIO ZUZA SOBRINHO NETO
DATE: 26/09/2026
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Meet - Online
TITLE:

USE, PRESENCE AND MEANINGS: the visual cartography of Marcelo D'Salete and the construction of a new space of blackness

KEY WORDS:

Blackness. Brazilian comics. Marcelo D’Salete. Representation. Discourse.

PAGES: 202
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: História
SUMMARY:

This dissertation proposes a reflection on contemporary Brazilian comics as spaces of enunciation and affirmation of Blackness, based on the work of artist Marcelo D’Salete. Historically marked by erasure and racialized stereotypes, the language of comics in Brazil has been redefined by Black voices that, by occupying this field, transform it into a territory of memory, resistance, and reexistence. The central objective is to understand whether the current comics scene can be interpreted as a new space of Blackness – not merely as representational inclusion, but as a political, aesthetic, and epistemological gesture of symbolic occupation. To this end, a critical analysis is conducted of the graphic novel Angola Janga: A History of Palmares, articulating its visual, narrative, and discursive elements with the historical and identity-related issues it evokes. The research adopts an approach that integrates discourse analysis, semiotic reading, and representation critique, with an emphasis on the relationship between language, memory, and the construction of subjectivities. The dissertation also includes an interview with the author himself, providing insights into his creative process and the political meanings embedded in his work. It is concluded that Marcelo D’Salete’s production not only rewrites the history of Black resistance in Brazil, but also affirms comics as a space of Blackness – a site of voice, listening, and symbolic dispute over memory and ways of existing.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externo à Instituição - ALBERTO RICARDO PESSOA - UFPB
Interno - 2277360 - MAGNO FRANCISCO DE JESUS SANTOS
Presidente - 1280374 - RENATO AMADO PEIXOTO