MEMORY AND THE ART OF THE GROTESQUE IN TELEVISION CULTURE: AN ANALYSIS OF TV SERIES THE ADDAMS FAMILY
This article analyzes art of the grotesque and its impacts and relevance in the constitution of collective memories through the 1964 television series, The Addams Family. The production inspires by macabre cartoons created by Charles Addams. As a methodological framework the study uses a qualitative...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (UNISUL) |
| Repositorio: | Crítica Cultural (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portaldeperiodicos.animaeducacao.com.br:article/12631 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://portaldeperiodicos.animaeducacao.com.br/index.php/Critica_Cultural/article/view/12631 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Grotesque Memory The Addams Family Television communication Grotesco Memória A Família Addams Comunicação televisiva |
| Sumario: | This article analyzes art of the grotesque and its impacts and relevance in the constitution of collective memories through the 1964 television series, The Addams Family. The production inspires by macabre cartoons created by Charles Addams. As a methodological framework the study uses a qualitative approach of the descriptive type through the case study technique. The object of the analysis delimited is the 1964 television series. The results show that the series characters fit into the grotesque theory and form collective memories. The genre is successful by having a deep effect on individuals through television. The series allows the telespectator to laugh at the terrifying and see the world from a new point of view. |
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