Serial fiction “Insecure”

representativeness, black female protagonism and influence of women in the musical score

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22484/2177-5788.2023v49id4942

Keywords:

Insecure, musical score, black feminism

Abstract

The purpose od this article is to reflect on the protagonism of the black woman presente in the American fiction serial Insecure (launched in 2016) in seasons 1 and 2. The focus of the reflection will be the analysis of the insertion of a musical track, composed mostly by black rappers, songwriters and singers. The study was carried out through the analysis of the protagonists Issa Dee (Issa Rae) and Molly Carter (Yvonne Orji) and their main dramatic actions in each episode, in dialogue with music and musical score (which are used to narrate the episode, express feelings, thoughts). The theoretical framework of this research is the aspect of black feminism in contemporary North American and Brazilian currents and the methodology used consists of film-sound analysis.

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Author Biographies

Gabriela Santos Alves, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Pós doutorado (Comunicação); Doutorado (Comunicação); Mestrado (Letras). Professora do Departamento de Comunicação Social e do Programa de Pós-graduação em Comunicação e Territorialidades da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (PósCom-UFES).

Dyone Arruda Cypriano, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Bacharela em Música, habilitação em Composição/Ênfase em Trilha Sonora pela Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES). Desenvolve pesquisa sobre mulheres, protagonismo feminino negro e produção de trilhas musicais. 

Published

2023-07-26

How to Cite

SANTOS ALVES, Gabriela; ARRUDA CYPRIANO, Dyone. Serial fiction “Insecure”: representativeness, black female protagonism and influence of women in the musical score. Revista de Estudos Universitários - REU, Sorocaba, SP, v. 49, p. e023001, 2023. DOI: 10.22484/2177-5788.2023v49id4942. Disponível em: https://periodicos.uniso.br/reu/article/view/4942. Acesso em: 23 dec. 2024.

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Dossiê - Mídia, Violência e Alteridade