Zombies in Brazilian movies: a paradigmatic approach

Authors

  • Rodrigo Carreiro Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1982-677X.rum.2014.89640

Keywords:

Film genre, Brazilian cinema, horror, zombie, paracinema.

Abstract

One of the most popular monsters of the international horror films since the 1930s, the zombie took more than four decades to appear in Brazilian cinema, and since then has remained a marginal figure on films produced in the country. Bolstered by the concept of paracinema, proposed by Jeffrey Sconce, this essay attempts to give an overview of the zombie presence in Brazilian feature films, and propose a political reading that enables an explanation to this marginality.

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Author Biography

  • Rodrigo Carreiro, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil.
    Professor ate the PostGraduate Programme in Communication of the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil. rcarreiro@gmail.com.

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Published

2014-12-22

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 16 (2014)

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

CARREIRO, Rodrigo. Zombies in Brazilian movies: a paradigmatic approach. RuMoRes, [S. l.], v. 8, n. 16, p. 90–108, 2014. DOI: 10.11606/issn.1982-677X.rum.2014.89640. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/Rumores/article/view/89640.. Acesso em: 2 jan. 2025.