Censorship and the use of pleasures: communication under constriction

Abstract

Censorship and the use of pleasures: communication under constriction — This paper ponders upon the partial results of a research work concerning censored expressions in stage plays, based on the Miroel Silveira Archives, which contain the theater censorship processes dating from 1925 to 1968. At this point in our investigation, we have found that censorship concentrated on expressions relating to body postures — exposure, gestures, costumes, sexuality —, in short, a moral point of view. This finding led to an endeavor to understand the motives and implications of this kind of intervention, an undertaking that is presented herein.

Keywords

• censura
• prazeres
• corpos
• disciplina
• funcionalidade