the novel of formation of acerola and laranjinha: an analysis of the series city of men (2002-2005)

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adolescence in the Brazilian audiovisual, television fiction and organized crime, Psychology of adolescence

Abstract

The objective of this text is to analyze the representations of adolescence and its crises as characterized by Laranjinha and Acerola, the co-protagonists of the Brazilian television series Ciyy of Men, who live in eternal risky situation, in a community dominated by drug trafficking, taking as a sample eleven of its 19 episodes, aired between 2002 and 2005. The main focus will be to discuss the representations of important topics of  adolescence, such as resilience, risk situations, friendship functions, peer influences, dating functions, parenting, virginity, and early and unwanted pregnancies, among others. The properly narrative approach will highlight aspects of the structuring of the arguments, besides the characterization of the main characters and important collaborators.

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Author Biography

Júlio César Lobo, Professor-associado IV da Faculdade de Comunicação da Universidade Federal da Bahia.

Doutor em Estética do Audiovisual pela Universidade de São Paulo.

Professor-titular aposentado do Departamento de Ciências Humanas da Universidade do Estado da Bahia.

Autor de Cinema e sociedade no Brasil: análise de mensagens. Salvador: EDUFBA, 2015.

Coautor de Gláuber, a conquista de um sonho: os anos verdes. Belo Horizonte: Dimensão, 1995.

Junior Visiting Scholar no Instituto de Estudos Latinoamericanos da Universidade do Texas (UT, 2000-2001).

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Published

2017-12-18

How to Cite

LOBO, J. C. the novel of formation of acerola and laranjinha: an analysis of the series city of men (2002-2005). Revista GEMInIS, [S. l.], v. 8, n. 3, p. 184–203, 2017. Disponível em: https://revistageminis.ufscar.br/index.php/geminis/article/view/311. Acesso em: 3 jul. 2024.

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Vol. 8 No. 3 (2017): Negócios, inovação, tecnologia e políticas públicas para o audiovisual multiplataformas

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Espaço Convergente

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