Representations of the fashion world in the media: from luxury to trash

Authors

  • Cláudia da Silva Pereira Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2009.40.6324

Keywords:

Media cultural, representations, identity

Abstract

The main proposition of this work is to reflect about contradictory and excludent character of the media role in the construction of social representations of cultural issues that are part of the same brazilian modern society: in this case, the poverty and the fashion world. A Study of Case studyGisele Guimarães, a fashion model from Cidade de Deus, and the analisys of newspapers and magazines articles, and also of a TV documentary from french television, all this serve as study object for the development of this discussion.

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Author Biography

Cláudia da Silva Pereira, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro.

Professora do Departamento de Comunicação Social da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro.

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PEREIRA, Cláudia da Silva. Gisele da Favela: Uma análise antropológica sobre a carreira de modelo. 2008. Tese (Doutorado) - UFRJ/IFCS, 2008.

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How to Cite

Pereira, C. da S. (2009). Representations of the fashion world in the media: from luxury to trash. Revista FAMECOS, 16(40), 97–104. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2009.40.6324

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 40 (2009)

Section

Representation in Contemporary

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