Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: PAULO EDUARDO FERREIRA DA SILVA

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : PAULO EDUARDO FERREIRA DA SILVA
DATE: 16/09/2024
TIME: 14:30
LOCAL: Videoconferência via meet
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KEY WORDS:

Webtoon; Heartstopper; keyword; Dialogism; Discursive genre.

PAGES: 102
BIG AREA: Lingüística, Letras e Artes
AREA: Lingüística
SUBÁREA: Lingüística Aplicada
SUMMARY:

 

Webtoons, a form of digital comics originating from South Korea, have emerged as a remarkable platform for creative expression in the digital age. This aesthetic form provides a unique space for the representation of marginalized identities, allowing creators and readers to explore narratives and characters that are often underrepresented or stereotyped in other media. Within this context, Heartstopper, a webtoon by English author Alice Oseman, has recently gained notoriety for its narrative that explicitly addresses themes such as the discovery of sexuality, first love among LGBTQIAPN+ teenagers, and the importance of acceptance and support in an environment that can still be challenging for young people exploring their identities. The narrative follows the lives of two teenagers, Charlie Spring and Nick Nelson, as they navigate the challenges of high school, culminating in the blossoming of a romance between them. The first, who is already openly gay, develops feelings for the second, his schoolmate and rugby player, who initially believes himself to be heterosexual. As their friendship deepens, Nick begins to question his own identity and, consequently, his sexuality. In light of this, this dissertation aims to analyze the identity construction of the character Nick Nelson, one of the protagonists of the webtoon Heartstopper, considering the linguistic-discursive features that delineate this construction. We also propose to highlight the aspects related to thematic content, style, and compositional construction of the webtoon that point to the formation of this discursive genre. Our investigative path is grounded in a theoretical-methodological foundation established in Applied Linguistics, mestizo, transgressive, and undisciplined, with a qualitative-interpretative approach. From this research perspective, we base our study on the assumptions of the Bakhtin Circle regarding the dialogical approach to language, which includes discussions on concrete utterance, the word, and the ideological sign, as well as thoughts on identity and alterity. Preliminary data analysis indicates that Nick's identity is shaped by the social voices that surround him, based on the alterity perspective, under which the need for the other is essential for him to constitute himself as a subject. We also infer that the bisexual identity performed by the character is a formation in constant construction, resistant to stereotypes (such as promiscuity, indecision, and lack of commitment) that have been perpetuated throughout history and society. This identity, a product of incompleteness, reflects and refracts the complexity of individual experiences and challenges preconceived notions of sexuality and gender, such as traditional binaries of heterosexuality and homosexuality.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1149420 - MARIA DA PENHA CASADO ALVES
Externo à Instituição - JUAN DOS SANTOS SILVA
Externo à Instituição - WELLINGTON MEDEIROS DE ARAUJO - UERN