The confessional device in the documentary and its effects

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https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2020.1.37567

Keywords:

Confessional device, Identity and subjectivity, Brazilian documentary, Confessional performance

Abstract

The article approaches the act of confession in film and video documentaries. It is about talking about yourself for image and sound recording devices, in a dubious mirror-window relationship. We reflect on the various forms of activation and updating of these resources, aimed to the construction of identities and subjectivities, driven by relations of knowledge and power. The text inspects some of these forms in Brazilian documentaries and highlights the sense of confessional performance, as dominant aspect.

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Gilberto Alexandre Sobrinho, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, SP, Brasil.

Doutor em Comunicação pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), em Campinas, SP, Brasil; professor do Departamento de Multimeios, Mídia e Comunicação, no Instituto de Artes, da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), em Campinas, SP, Brasil.

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Published

2020-12-22

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Sobrinho, G. A. (2020). The confessional device in the documentary and its effects. Revista FAMECOS, 27(1), e37567. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2020.1.37567

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Vol. 27 No. 1 (2020): Single Number

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Audiovisual

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