Humor in Brazilian contemporary documentary

• Grant number: 15/02122-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: June 01, 2015
• End date: August 02, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Arts - Cinema
• Agreement: Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)
• Principal Investigator: Alfredo Luiz Paes de Oliveira Suppia
• Grantee: Paula Gomes
• Host Institution: Instituto de Artes (IA). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The research aims to reflect on the contemporary Brazilian documentaries that use humor to address social issues such as indigenous peoples, social inequality, police violence, sexism, among other topics. The objective is to analyze aspects related with the creation process, the modes that this social issues are approached and portrayed, and the exhibition / reception of these works that challenge the serious tone of the "sobriety speeches" prevalent in the documentary field. The study will investigate the following Brazilian documentaries: Mato Eles? (Sergio Bianchi, 1982); A Matadeira (Jorge Furtado, 1994); Nem gravata nem Honra (Marcelo Masagão, 2001); Jesus no Mundo Maravilha...e Outras Histórias da Polícia Brasileira (Newton Cannito, 2007); Um lugar ao Sol (Gabriel Mascaro, 2009); e o falso documentário Recife Frio (Kleber Mendonça Filho, 2009). (AU)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

GOMES, Paula. Humor in short-circuit: irony and ridicularization in contemporary brazilian documentary. 2019. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Artes Campinas, SP.