Banca de DEFESA: JOÃO AURELIANO DE ALMEIDA MEDEIROS

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STUDENT : JOÃO AURELIANO DE ALMEIDA MEDEIROS
DATE: 02/02/2026
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: videoconferência
TITLE:

The construction of the trans character in Laerte Coutinho's comics: an image constellation of society and culture

KEY WORDS:

Sequential art; Laerte Coutinho; iconographic solidarity; transgenderism and production of meaning

PAGES: 100
BIG AREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
AREA: Comunicação
SUBÁREA: Teoria da Comunicação
SUMMARY:

Comic books in Brazil have established themselves as a space for addressing important political issues that society needs to consider. In 2004, comic book artist Laerte Coutinho began drawing her character Hugo as Muriel, opening up space for important discussions about transgender issues, identity, and the place that transgender people occupy in our country. With the support of Thierry Groensteen's (2015) theories of comics as a system, in light of Benjamin's (2012) historical materialism and Martín-Barbero's (2004) night maps, this work proposes the design of a constellation of comics created by comic book artist Laerte Coutinho over more than 30 years, with the aim of understanding how these works allowed the construction of trans characters in the context of a mass media. The proposed map is traced from the comic strip of the character Muriel (2004), creating paths to works such as Lingérie (1987), Muchacha (2010), Laertevisão (2007), A insustentável leveza do ser (1986), Silicone Blues (1992), Hugo para principiantes (2005), Eu, travesti (2008), O pequeno travesti (2014), and Manual do Minotauro (2008). The connections between the comic strips observed are reinforced by interviews given by the author on gender identity and sequential art production for Bravo magazine (2010), Piauí magazine (2013), Expressa magazine (2019), Folha de São Paulo (2010), the Roda Viva program (2012, 2023), and the documentary “Laerte-se” (2017) by Eliane Brum and Lygia Barbosa.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1319361 - JUCIANO DE SOUSA LACERDA
Interna - 1841870 - LILIAN CARLA MUNEIRO
Externa à Instituição - DANIELA DOS SANTOS DOMINGUES MARINO