Zeferino and the problem of drought in Northeast

Authors

  • Fabio Mourilhe UERJ / UFRJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/vis.v14i2.35294

Abstract

The objective of this study is to check how the caatinga-related problems in the dry Northeast, in the 1970s, are handled in Zeferino’s comic strips of Henfil, work published in Fradim magazine. To achieve this purpose, we initially traced a local panorama, considering cultural, physical, ecological and social aspects. Henfil’s humor serves to point out the existing problems in their context and direct this perception to a critical attitude. A single solution is not presented, but an exacerbation of the problem so that it can be used outside of the context in metaphors and through a humor that emerges with the creation of caricatures of reality, making it less unbearable.

 Keywords: Drought, Henfil, comics

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Author Biography

Fabio Mourilhe, UERJ / UFRJ

Fabio Mourilhe é Doutor em filosofia pela UFRJ com doutorado-sanduíche na FAU (EUA), Mestre em Design pela PUC-Rio e Bacharel em filosofia pela UERJ. Foi professor temporário no IFCS e no Colégio e Faculdade Silva e Souza. Realizou pós-doutorado em filosofia na UERJ. É autor de diversos livros, dentre eles "O quadro nos quadrinhos" e "Cuidado de si e aufklarung: caminhos para a vida como obra de arte". Organiza o evento anual Colóquio Filosofia e Quadrinhos.

Published

2017-02-13

How to Cite

MOURILHE, F. Zeferino and the problem of drought in Northeast. Visualidades, Goiânia, v. 14, n. 2, 2017. DOI: 10.5216/vis.v14i2.35294. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/VISUAL/article/view/35294. Acesso em: 27 sep. 2024.

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