PANDEMIC AND OPPRESSIVE DISCOURSES

CARNAVALIZATION, LAUGH AND THE GROTESQUE BODY AS SUBVERSIVE ACTS IN CARTOONS

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Keywords:

Covid-19 Pandemic, Carnavalization, Grotesque Body, Laugh, Cartoons

Abstract

In this article, we analyze three cartoons by Brazilian graphic artists (Fraga, 2020; Duke, 2020; Silva, 2020a) created to contest hegemonic and oppressive concepts, highlighting the carnivalization and the grotesque body as subversive mechanisms in response to Bolsonaro's speeches during the Covid-19 crisis. Supported by the studies of Bakhtin (2010), Cañizal (2006), and Discini (2006), we seek to understand how laughter and caricature emerge as forms of resistance to authoritarian order. The results suggest that the carnivalization reveals subversive processes that challenge censorship and promote questioning of authoritarianism by ridiculing the univocal discourse of the former president.

Author Biographies

  • Wilton Petrus, Universidade Federal de Alagoas

    Professor de Língua Portuguesa. Doutor em Educação (UFAL).

  • Rosana Letícia Pugina, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

    Professora de Língua Portuguesa, Literatura e Redação. Doutora em Estudos Literários (UNESP).

  • Adriana Cavalcanti dos Santos, Universidade Federal de Alagoas

    Professora do Centro de Educação da Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL). Doutora em Educação.

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Published

2024-07-16

Issue

Vol. 24 (2024)

Section

Research Articles