1979: The (almost) first bisexual protagonist in telenovela

Authors

  • Guilherme Moreira Fernandes Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Centro de Artes, Humanidades e Letras. Cachoeira, BA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v13i3.1730

Keywords:

Communication, Journalism, Telenovela, Homosexual Identity, Censorship.

Abstract

This paper aims to present and discuss the representation of the first bisexual protagonist of a telenovela. This is Paloma, from the play Os Gigantes by Lauro César Muniz shown by TV Globo between the years of 1979 and 1980 in the band of 8pm. Through a documentary analysis, based on the understanding of the TV de Papel and the Communicative Resource, we study the repercussion of the bisexual identity of the character in mass and specialized newspapers and magazines. Also consulted the documents of the Divisão de Censura de Diversões Públicas with the objective of perceiving the censoring interference in the telenovela, regarding lesbianity.

Author Biography

Guilherme Moreira Fernandes, Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Centro de Artes, Humanidades e Letras. Cachoeira, BA

Doutorado em Comunicação pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

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Published

2019-09-13

How to Cite

Fernandes, G. M. (2019). 1979: The (almost) first bisexual protagonist in telenovela. Revista Eletrônica De Comunicação, Informação & Inovação Em Saúde, 13(3). https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v13i3.1730

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 3 (2019): Dossiê 40 anos do Movimento LGBT no Brasil: visibilidades e representações

Section

Dossiê: 40 anos do movimento LGBT no Brasil: visibilidades e representações

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