Cinema and Ancient History: an analysis of the druids in the TV show "Britannia"

Authors

  • Dominique Santos Universidade de Blumenau
  • Jéssica Frazão Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Comunicação e Artes
  • Vitor Moretto Koch Universidade de Blumenau. Escola Técnica do Vale do Itajaí

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2177-4218.v11i2p211-233

Keywords:

Ancient History, TV shows, Britannia, Druids

Abstract

Britannia is an Anglo-American Tv show, which has been distributed in streaming television and internet format by companies such as Amazon and Sky. This article presents the results of a research that is part of the whole debate involving the relationship between History and Cinema/Television/TV Shows. The objective is to analyze this audiovisual product in order to comprehend how its narrative represents the Roman Britain, focusing mainly on the role played by the Druids. We tried to identify what are the possible political, ethical and identity aspects that would be behind the choices that motivated the representations of such characters.

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Author Biographies

  • Dominique Santos, Universidade de Blumenau

    Doutor em História pela Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG). Professor de História Antiga e Medieval da Universidade de Blumenau (FURB), onde também coordena o LABEAM – Laboratório Blumenauense de Estudos Antigos e Medievais.

  • Jéssica Frazão, Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Comunicação e Artes

    Doutoranda no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Meios e Processos Audiovisuais na Escola de Comunicações e Artes da Universidade de São Paulo (PPGMPA/ECA-USP).

  • Vitor Moretto Koch, Universidade de Blumenau. Escola Técnica do Vale do Itajaí

    Estudante do Ensino Médio da Escola Técnica do Vale do Itajaí (ETEVI) da Universidade de Blumenau (FURB) e Bolsista do PIBIC-EM na mesma instituição.

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Published

2020-12-08

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2020)

Section

Articles

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Cinema and Ancient History: an analysis of the druids in the TV show "Britannia". (2020). Mare Nostrum, 11(2), 211-233. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2177-4218.v11i2p211-233