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A Superação E a Coragem Das Mulheres De the Walking Dead UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO ESCOLA DE COMUNICAÇÃO CENTRO DE FILOSOFIA E CIÊNCIAS HUMANAS JORNALISMO A SUPERAÇÃO E A CORAGEM DAS MULHERES DE THE WALKING DEAD CLÉCIA DOS REIS OLIVEIRA RIO DE JANEIRO 2014 UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO ESCOLA DE COMUNICAÇÃO CENTRO DE FILOSOFIA E CIÊNCIAS HUMANAS JORNALISMO A Superação e a Coragem das Mulheres de The Walking Dead Monografia submetida à Banca de Graduação como requisito para obtenção do diploma de Comunicação Social/ Jornalismo. CLÉCIA DOS REIS OLIVEIRA Orientador: Prof. Dr. Mauricio Lissovsky RIO DE JANEIRO 2014 UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO ESCOLA DE COMUNICAÇÃO TERMO DE APROVAÇÃO A Comissão Examinadora, abaixo assinada, avalia a Monografia A superação e a coragem das mulheres de The Walking Dead, elaborada por Clécia dos Reis Oliveira. Monografia examinada: Rio de Janeiro, no dia ........./........./.......... Comissão Examinadora: Orientador: Prof. Mauricio Lissovsky Doutor em Comunicação pela Escola de Comunicação – UFRJ Departamento de Comunicação – UFRJ Prof. Ivan Capeller Doutor em Comunicação pela Universidade Federal Fluminense – UFF Departamento de Comunicação – UFRJ Prof. Afonso Cláudio Segundo de Figueiredo Doutor em Música pela Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UNIRIO Departamento de Comunicação – UFRJ FICHA CATALOGRÁFICA OLIVEIRA, Clécia dos Reis. A superação e a coragem das mulheres de The Walking Dead. Rio de Janeiro, 2014. 98 fl. Orientação: Prof. Dr. Mauricio Lissovsky Monografia (Graduação em Comunicação Social/ Jornalismo) – Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ, Escola de Comunicação – ECO, 2014. Orientadora: Raquel Paiva de Araújo Soares AGRADECIMENTOS À Raquel Paiva e suas colaboradoras do Projeto Experimental pelas dicas relacionadas à construção de toda a monografia e por “tentarem” fazer com que eu tivesse disciplina ao estipularem prazos; Ao querido e companheiro Rodrigo Carneiro, que me apresentou The Walking Dead e me alertou que a história não era como qualquer outra de zumbis; por ter sido meu principal consultor sobre a versão da história em quadrinhos; e, ainda, por ter me ajudado nos momentos finais; Ao meu orientador, Mauricio Lissovsky, que, gentilmente, me socorreu no momento em que os prazos já eram apertados e eu ainda não contava com nenhuma orientação; e também no sufoco dos momentos finais; Aos colegas de curso e professores da Escola de Comunicação (Jornalismo e Rádio e TV), que, durante todo o tempo do curso, contribuíram com trocas de informações e estimularam reflexões; Aos colegas que se envolveram comigo em trabalhos relacionados ao audiovisual e contribuíram para meu interesse em abordar esse tema e com conhecimentos que estiveram presentes em minhas análises; e Aos familiares e amigos que me admiram e acreditam na minha capacidade. OLIVEIRA, Clécia dos Reis. A superação e a coragem das mulheres de The Walking Dead. Orientador: Mauricio Lissovsky. Rio de Janeiro: UFRJ/ECO. Monografia em Jornalismo, 2014. RESUMO A proposta do trabalho é verificar a representação das personagens femininas da série de televisão The Walking Dead. O comportamento das mulheres se modifica ao longo das temporadas e elas se tornam cada vez mais fortes, independentes e decisivas, surpreendendo o público com suas ações. É feita uma comparação entre a fase inicial (1ª temporada) e a última temporada (4ª), exibida integralmente até 2014, para sinalizar o processo de mudança de representação, com destaque para uma das personagens. As mulheres deixam de atuar somente como mães e donas de casa para dividirem com o líder, masculino, o protagonismo nos episódios da série. Palavras-chave The Walking Dead, Série, Zumbis, Mulheres, Sobrevivência, Superação, Coragem, Público e Mídia. SUMÁRIO 1 INTRODUÇÃO .......................................................................................................... 09 2 THE WALKING DEAD E AS RELAÇÕES MIDIÁTICAS ................................. 14 2.1 A ORIGINALIDADE DE UM NOVO DRAMA: A SÉRIE E OS PERSONAGENS ............................................................................. 14 2.1.1 Sucesso e premiações ............................................................................................. 15 2.1.2 O enredo e os personagens ..................................................................................... 16 2.2 Caos e sobrevivência: o medo de cada dia ................................................................ 20 2.3 ASSUNTO PARA VÁRIAS MÍDIAS E O PÚBLICO BRASILEIRO .................... 21 2.3.1 História em Quadrinhos (HQ) ................................................................................ 22 2.3.2 Livros ...................................................................................................................... 23 2.3.3 JOGOS/GAMES ..................................................................................................... 24 2.3.3.1 Jogos para diversas plataformas .......................................................................... 24 2.3.3.2 Jogos de tabuleiro ................................................................................................ 25 2.3.4 Eventos com o tema “zumbis”– Zombie Walk ....................................................... 26 2.3.5 A série que leva à série ........................................................................................... 27 2.3.6 Sites, redes sociais e a repercussão no público brasileiro ..................................... 28 3 PROTAGONISMO: MULHERES X HOMENS EM THE WALKING DEAD .. 32 3.1 Entre a história e a ficção: uma nova representação do feminino ............................. 32 3.2 EPISÓDIOS E PROTAGONISTAS DA 1ª E 4ª TEMPORADA ............................. 34 3.2.1 A 1ª temporada ....................................................................................................... 34 3.2.2 Entre a 1ª e a 4ª temporada ..................................................................................... 38 3.2.3 A 4ª temporada ....................................................................................................... 44 3.2.4 Comparações entre a 1ª e a 4ª temporada ............................................................... 49 3.2.4.1 Carol Peletier x Rick Grimes ............................................................................... 52 3.3 A superação e a coragem das mulheres de The Walking Dead ................................ 54 4 “THE GROVE”: ENTRE A RAZÃO E A EMOÇÃO ............................................ 57 4.1 O antes e o depois de Carol Peletier .......................................................................... 57 4.2 “THE GROVE”: CONFLITOS E REPRESENTAÇÕES DE CAROL .................... 60 4.2.1 O 14º episódio da 4ª temporada .............................................................................. 60 4.2.2 Repercussão: o público, a equipe e a mídia ............................................................ 64 5 CONSIDERAÇÕES FINAIS .................................................................................... 71 6 REFERÊNCIAS BIBLIOGRÁFICAS ..................................................................... 78 6.1 Livros e Artigos ........................................................................................................ 78 6.2 Vídeo ......................................................................................................................... 78 6.3 Websites .................................................................................................................... 79 6.4 Redes Sociais ............................................................................................................. 83 7 ANEXOS ..................................................................................................................... 84 7.1 Figura 1: Estatísticas The Walking Dead Brasil A .................................................... 84 7.2 Figura 2: Estatísticas The Walking Dead Brasil B .................................................... 85 7.3 Figura 3: Estatísticas: Facebook The Walking Dead Brasil ...................................... 86 7.4 Planilhas – Tempo dos personagens de TWD em cena – 1ª Temporada .................. 87 7.5 Planilhas – Tempo dos personagens de TWD em cena – 4ª Temporada .................. 91 9 1 INTRODUÇÃO The Walking Dead (TWD) é uma série de televisão dramática e pós-apocalíptica norte-americana, que passa também pelos gêneros terror, suspense e aventura. É desenvolvida por Frank Darabont, que se baseia na série de quadrinhos, homônima, de Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore e Charlie Adlard, publicada pela Image Comics (americana). No Brasil, o quadrinho é disponibilizado pela HQ Maniacs. Na televisão, TWD começou a ser exibida pelo canal American Movie Classics (AMC), nos Estados Unidos. Posteriormente, passou a ser transmitida em muitos países por canais como o Channel 5, no Reino Unido; Canal Fox International Channels, na América Latina; e TV Bandeirantes, na TV aberta brasileira. Normalmente, o episódio estreia no domingo nos Estados Unidos e, na terça, o público brasileiro pode acompanhá-lo pelo canal fechado Fox. Em março de 2014, chegou ao fim a 4ª temporada na Fox enquanto a TV Bandeirantes finalizava a apresentação da 3ª temporada. Em meados de outubro, a exibição retornou com a 5ª temporada, acompanhada pelo público brasileiro no canal a cabo. E outra novidade para este ano foi a estreia, em agosto, da série (1ª, 2ª e 3ª temporadas) no Netflix, empresa norte-americana que oferece assinatura de TV pela Internet
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