ABSTRACT
A produção de um documentário como estratégia de pesquisa no campo das ciências humanas ainda gera debate significativo. Buscando contribuir para esse debate, o objetivo deste artigo é apontar alguns desafios metodológicos que marcaram o processo de pesquisar/registrar/narrar um filme documentário sobre a trajetória de vida de Keila Simpson e seus entrelaçamentos com(na) história do movimento de travestis no Brasil. Assim, por meio de uma análise teórica, inicialmente, discutimos as disputas sobre o real e o verdadeiro que se (re)produzem na interação com as imagens. A partir de uma perspectiva etnográfica, então, refletimos sobre nosso percurso de realização do documentário, nas etapas de exploração e produção de esboços, apresentando possibilidades e limites de fazer/pensar/negociar um filme etnográfico sendo pesquisador/cineasta em interação com a interlocutora/narradora. Entendemos que o filme permitirá entender aspectos sensíveis da protagonista e suas relações de sociabilidade e, de forma indireta, compreender o sensível não diretamente abordado pelas imagens.(AU)
The documentary as a research strategy in the field of human sciences still generates significant debate. Aiming to contribute to this debate, the objective of this article is to point out some methodological challenges that marked the process of researching/ recording/narrating a documentary film about the life trajectory of Keila Simpson and its interweavings with(in) the history of the transvestite movement in Brazil. Thus, through a theoretical analysis, we initially discuss the disputes over the real and the truth that (re)produce in the interaction with the images. From an ethnographic perspective, then, we reflect on our journey of making a documentary, in the stages of exploration and production of sketches, presenting possibilities and limits to make/think/negotiate an ethnographic film being a researcher/filmmaker in interaction with the interlocutor/narrator. We understand that the film will allow us to understand sensitive aspects of the protagonist and her sociability and, indirectly, to understand the sensitive not directly addressed by the images.(AU)
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Humans , Transvestism , Documentaries and Factual Films , Anthropology, CulturalABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: The objective of this article is to make some analysis on the process of work and accidents occurring in slaughterhouses, evidenced in the Brazilian documentary film called Flesh and Bone. As such, it was necessary to discuss an alternative theoretical concept in relation to theories about health and safety at work. This alternative discussion focuses on the concepts of biopower and biopolitics. METHODS: The use of audiovisual elements in research is not new, and there is already a branch of studies with methodological and epistemological variations. The Brazilian documentary Flesh and Bone was the basis for the research. The analysis of this documentary will be carried out from two complementary perspectives: “textual analysis” and “discourse analysis.” RESULTS: Flesh and Bone presents problems related to health and safety at work in slaughterhouses because of the constant exposure of workers to knives, saws, and other sharp instruments in the workplace. The results show that in favor of higher production levels, increased overseas market sales, and stricter quality controls, some manufacturers resort to various practices that often result in serious injuries, disposal, and health damages to workers. CONCLUSION: Flesh and Bone, by itself, makes this explicit in the form of denunciation based on the situation of these workers. What it does not make clear is that, in the context of biopolitics, the actions aimed at solving these problems or even reducing the negative impacts for this group of workers, are not efficient enough to change such practices.