Corpus simulacrum: cinema de terror, motores de dobra e semiótica alien

Abstract

What if, in global subjectivity, raciality is learned as a rift in space-time? The images could then reveal a symbolic plot where raciality would describe alternative space-time lines for reading global contemporaneity. Based on this premise, the present research aimed to analyze the representation of blackness in horror films, based on the concepts of philosopher and visual artist Denise Ferreira da Silva, to think about contemporary raciality. The research question was around what horror narratives can reveal when read, felt and experienced through the lens of raciality? 4 horror films were selected according to criteria established in research. The films were analyzed and their narratives were explored in terms of language, concepts and images to compose an essay that addresses a multiplicity of issues, supported by theories and studies of communication, philosophy, psychology, quantum physics, conspiracy theories and culture pop. The four Brazilian films used as main 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: Panic Room (2002), Population 436 (2006), Under The Shadow (2016), Trabalho Cansa (BR, 2011), Alien Nation (1988), Nope (2022) and Fresh ( 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 research in visual arts finds some possibilities for exploration in cinematographic editing. The important theoretical references for the construction of the essay include the thoughts of philosophers Audre Lord (2019), Patricia Hill Collins (2019), bell hooks (2019), and Angela Davis (2016). The research was also strongly inspired by the theorizations of African-American researcher and filmmaker Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman (2019), Horror Noire, about black horror cinema in the United States. The concept of hybrid warfare commonly used in militarism/politics was also important. Other equally important references make up the essay. As a result, the analysis showed the multiple conceptual possibilities that horror narrative plots can point to when considered in their symbolic plane to think about issues linked to raciality and colonialism.