The bottom of the well and motivations of censorship

This paper brings an analysis on the prior censorship process of the theater play The Well (O poço, 1950), by Helena Silveira, whose documents are filed in the Miroel Silveira Archives of ECA-USP. Going from the opposition between the aesthetical and political characteristics of the play, we can int...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Costa, Maria Cristina Castilho
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repositorio:Comunicação & Educação (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/44863
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.usp.br/comueduc/article/view/44863
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Censura
teatro
arquivos
etnografia de arquivos
comunicação.
Censorship
theater
archives
ethnography of archives
communication.
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Sumario:This paper brings an analysis on the prior censorship process of the theater play The Well (O poço, 1950), by Helena Silveira, whose documents are filed in the Miroel Silveira Archives of ECA-USP. Going from the opposition between the aesthetical and political characteristics of the play, we can interpret the prohibition of The Well and of other works that criticallyintroduce and discuss the social reality aspects and facts. On one hand, the documents show us trends of a time and the status quo strength to what was innovative, transformative, provocative, unknown and unused by the half of the XXth century, under the influence of what was happening in the world. Censors were in search of those signals of subversion, of the ideology against the establishment, even if the artistic class in general was ready to resist. On the other hand, the proceedingsshow us exchanges and influences among media, languages, authors and artists, introducing new imbrications that are not always recognized.