Banca de DEFESA: JOSÉ ELTON DANTAS DE CARDOSO

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : JOSÉ ELTON DANTAS DE CARDOSO
DATE: 26/02/2021
TIME: 10:00
LOCAL: Videoconferência
TITLE:

THE COMING OUT PROCESS OF GAY TEENAGERS IN SUMERSO, BY EDUARDO CILTO, AND LOVE, SIMON, BY BECKY ALBERTALLI

KEY WORDS:

“Coming out”; Homosexuality; Gay; Teenagers; Gay Literature.

PAGES: 104
BIG AREA: Linguística, Letras e Artes
AREA: Letras
SUBÁREA: Literatura Brasileira
SUMMARY:

This work aims to explore the “coming out” process in gay teenagers represented by analyzing fictional characters in literature. Dimitri and Simon are, respectively, the main characters of the novels Submerso (2018), by the Brazilian author Eduardo Cilto and Love, Simon (2018) written by the American Becky Albertalli. The “coming out” is a term used when non-heterosexual people decide to reveal their sexuality to society. This act is exclusive to those people due to the fact that heterosexual people do not have to reaffirm their sexuality. Therefore, this process is very troubled and takes time once those gays teenagers repress something important in their lives, like their homosexuality. This can develop some issues like low self-esteem, social problems, self-depreciation, loneliness, depression, and, in severe cases, suicide. For the better development of this research, we used the qualitative method since we resort to theories and assumptions of authors and researchers who made their own contributions to the theme. Among those, we used the theories of Foucault (1984; 1988), Freud (2002 [1856-1939]; 2012), Sartre (2002), Barthes (2013[1978]; 2004), and Butler (2019). For the “coming out” theories, we used the works of Cass (1979), Coleman (1982), and Cain (1991). Also, from the use of theories and analyses of the novels, this work explored questions about the “coming out” process of the characters, Dimitri and Simon, just as the complexity and troublesome that those processes can be while accepting their homosexuality. In addition to contributing to the continuation of the debate on this theme, we also explored the importance and the perpetuation of Gay Literature, not only in the best-selling lists, which is usual, but also in the Academy. Those books can also be used to turn non-readers into readers and later as a bridge for, finally, read the books that are considered classics and canons of the national and worldwide literature.

 

BANKING MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1496892 - MARCIO VENICIO BARBOSA
Interno - 3546280 - SAMUEL ANDERSON DE OLIVEIRA LIMA
Externa à Instituição - ASTREIA SOARES BATISTA