The Pathway of Black Swan: Violence and Construction of the Subject

The aim of this paper is to analyze the film Black Swan (2011), directed by Darren Aronofsky, in order to understand the identity construction of a subject crossed by multiple violence: Nina, the ballet dancer. For this purpose, the analysis will focus on the relationship of the following concepts:...

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Autor: Gómez Cardeña, Sophia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/21537
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/conexion/article/view/21537
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Black Swan
Structural violence
Symbolic violence
Motherhood
Body
Recognition
El cisne negro
Violencia estructural
Violencia simbólica
Maternidad
Cuerpo
Reconocimiento
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Sumario:The aim of this paper is to analyze the film Black Swan (2011), directed by Darren Aronofsky, in order to understand the identity construction of a subject crossed by multiple violence: Nina, the ballet dancer. For this purpose, the analysis will focus on the relationship of the following concepts: the processes of recognition, the dynamics of power and violence, and the experience of motherhood. It is concluded that Nina’s character suffers a double violence. The first one is linked to a patriarchal scheme of structural violence towards women and the feminine and the second one is related to an intimate and symbolic violence: the fusion and lack of recognition of her as a human being separated from her mother.