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To explore how recent Brazilian cinema articulates lesbian existence and challenges reductive constructions of identity.

September 1, 2025Moving Image Review & Art Journal (MIRAJ)

Towards lesbian bodylands: Refiguring lesbian communities in Brazilian cinema

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ABAlessandra Soares Brandão RSRamayana Lira de Sousa

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This article demonstrates the complex interplay of lesbian identity in Brazilian short films, suggesting alternative narratives and meanings of visibility.

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To explore how recent Brazilian cinema articulates lesbian existence and challenges reductive constructions of identity.
Analysis of contemporary Brazilian short films
Conceptual framework based on Amy Villarejo and Gloria Anzaldúa
Examination of audiovisual landscapes created in film
Identifies 'bodylands' as a multisensorial mode of experiencing lesbian desire
Highlights the dynamic interplay between the bodies of characters, films, and viewers
Proposes alternative narratives that resist political disillusionment and isolation

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Brandão et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69254f9ec0ce034ddc35a103 https://doi.org/10.1386/miraj_00159_1

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This article demonstrates the complex interplay of lesbian identity in Brazilian short films, suggesting alternative narratives and meanings of visibility.

Towards lesbian bodylands: Refiguring lesbian communities in Brazilian cinema

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Towards lesbian bodylands: Refiguring lesbian communities in Brazilian cinema

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