Imagens marionetáveis : o boneco nos cruzamentos da arte e da comunicação

Abstract

This research aims to relate the figure of the puppet in audiovisual products made from the 1890s until the first decade of the 21st century, investigating its appearance in theater, cinema and television. In this sense, is traced a historical overview of the arts and communication to give account, in postmodernity, of a presence which refers to cultural manifestations of the imaginary. To guide the present study, is elected the Comprehensive Sociology proposed by Michel Maffesoli as methodological contribution. Then, concepts are addressed to relate the languages of each area, structuring connections between its techniques and contents and citing examples of how the puppet has been used as a character throughout the history of human communication. Regarding the selected themes, it refers to the thought of authors such as Gilbert Durand, Edgar Morin, Régis Debray, Marshall McLuhan, Johan Huizinga, Roger Caillois, John Bell, Ana Maria Amaral, plus Maffesoli, to assist in the prospects of the imaginary, puppetry, cinema and television. According to this approach, are finally analyzed three cases of television programs, the U.S. The Muppet Show and Robot Chicken and the Brazilian Pandorga, which are broadcasted the past 40 years, demonstrating the intersections of the fields of thought and for the establishment of contemporary visual content.