Banca de DEFESA: JOSÉ LAERTON SANTOS DA SILVA

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STUDENT : JOSÉ LAERTON SANTOS DA SILVA
DATE: 15/06/2023
TIME: 10:00
LOCAL: Remoto
TITLE:

CORPUS SIMULACRUM: TERROR CINEMA, WARP ENGINES, AND ALIEN SEMIOTICS

KEY WORDS:

Horror Cinema, Raciality, Representation, Black Cinema

PAGES: 112
BIG AREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
AREA: Comunicação
SUBÁREA: Comunicação Visual
SUMMARY:

The objective of this research was to analyze the representation of blackness in horror films, based on the conceptualizations by Denise Ferreira da Silva, through contemporary horror cinema. The research question was: what can horror narratives reveal when they are read, felt, and experienced through the lens of race? Four horror films were selected according to established criteria in the research. The films were watched, and their narratives were explored in terms of language, concepts, and imagery to compose an essay that addresses a multitude of issues, supported by theories and studies from communication, philosophy, psychology, quantum physics, conspiracy theories, and pop culture. The four main Brazilian films used as narratives were: "As Boas Maneiras" (2018), "O Rastro" (2017), "O Nó do Diabo" (2018), and "O Clube dos Canibais" (2018). In addition to these main films, secondary films were used, such as "Panic Room" (USA, 2002), "Population 436" (USA, 2006), "Under The Shadow" (IR, 2016), "Trabalhar Cansa" (BR, 2011), "Alien Nation" (USA, 1988), "Nope" (USA, 2022), and "Fresh" (USA, 2022). The research methodology was guided by the proposals of Roldán and Viadel (2012), according to which the reflection on narrative and argumentative structure in visual discourses for visual arts research finds some possibilities of exploration in film editing. Important theoretical frameworks for the essay construction include the ideas of philosophers Denise Ferreira da Silva (2022), Audre Lorde (2019), Patricia Hill Collins (2019), bell hooks (2019), and Angela Davis (2016). The research was also heavily inspired by the theorizations of African-American researcher and filmmaker Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman (2019) on black horror cinema in the United States. The concept of hybrid warfare commonly used in militarism/politics was also significant. Other equally important references make up the essay. As a result, the analysis revealed the multiple conceptual possibilities that horror narrative plots can point to when considered in their symbolic plane to think about issues related to race and colonialism.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2312564 - DANIEL RODRIGO MEIRINHO DE SOUZA
Interno - 1319361 - JUCIANO DE SOUSA LACERDA
Interna - 1640014 - MARIA ANGELA PAVAN
Externo à Instituição - DIEGO PALEÓLOGO ASSUNÇÃO - UERJ