A imagem do governo russo na minissérie Chernobyl : uma análise de estereótipos de vilania.

Abstract

The present Final Paper is a case study, which aims to investigate how stereotypes of villainy are built in audiovisual products. In order to do so, we will enter the discussion on how a villain is characterized, his archetypes and stereotypes, the use of American soft power and the concepts of audiovisual serial narratives. We will use Carl Gustav Jung (2002) and Christopher Vogler (2006) in the study of villainy; Walter Lippman (2008) to address stereotypes; Joseph Nye (2004) regarding soft power; and Arlindo Machado (2000) for defining series and miniseries. The methodology used is the film analysis of the miniseries Chernobyl, having as corpus the plot of the work and scenes presented in its chapters. For the analysis, how the discourse categories were constructed as images of the antagonist of the plot and were constructed as images of the antagonist of the plot. As a conclusion, it was possible to identify who are narratives and stereotypes that dialogue with the stereotypes of villainy in relation to the Russian/Soviet government, corroborating to build and reinforce the image of the enemy in relation to this government.