The theme of the myth in Civil War

• Grant number: 11/12375-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: November 01, 2011
• End date: October 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Arts
• Principal Investigator: José Leonardo do Nascimento
• Grantee: Leonardo Reitano
• Host Institution: Instituto de Artes (IA). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de São Paulo. São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This project intends to analyze the comic series "Civil War", published by Marvel publisher between 2006 and 2007 according to the sociology of the myth. Using the research of Joseph Campbell, Otto Rank, and Umberto Eco, I intend to analyze the influences that the hero`s myth has on novels, from their classic origins until today`s media industry, and study the points where the historical process changes the sociology of the myth, also studying how the comics aesthetic corroborate the mythical element present in the composition of the plot and characters, understanding this research as a continuation of the sociology of myth in an XXI century comic series.(AU)