Coming of age, memory and affection: the power of photography in "Before the world ends"

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/2176148568118

Keywords:

Before the World Ends, Photography, Cinematographic transposition, Roland Barthes, Visual anthropology

Abstract

The book Before the World Ends, by Marcelo Carneiro da Cunha, brings a narrative about the role of photography in the coming of age process of some characters. The photographs in the book serve no mere informational or decorative purpose, but are central, once they are printed among the text and compose the narrative, making it an experience that mingles different arts and languages. This essay analyzes aspects of photography raised by Roland Barthes that are present in the book, besides analyzing the book’s cinematographic transposition, expanding the Interarts phenomenon between literature, photography and cinema.

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Author Biography

Dudlei Floriano de Oliveira, Instituto Federal Rio Grande do Sul, Bento Gonçalves, RS

Graduado em Letras Português-Inglês pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Mestre em Letras pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Professor do Instituto Federal Rio Grande do Sul (IFRS).

References

ANTES QUE O MUNDO ACABE. Direção de Ana Luíza Azevedo. Porto Alegre: Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre, 2010.

BARTHES, R. A Câmara Clara: nota sobre a fotografia. Trad. Júlio Castañon Guimarães. Rio de Janeiro: Nova Fronteira, 1984.

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Published

2022-12-06

How to Cite

Oliveira, D. F. de. (2022). Coming of age, memory and affection: the power of photography in "Before the world ends". Letras, 1(63), 38–49. https://doi.org/10.5902/2176148568118