Rancière's philosophy in the work of Luiz Fernando Carvalho - televiosinary propositions on Globo TV (2001-2017)

Abstract

Out of hegemonic socioeconomic models and approaching essential contemporary themes such as aesthetics and the condition of the spectator, this paper aims to bring together two universes of ideas: the one of the French-Algerian philosopher Jacques Rancière and the one of the Brazilian TV director Luiz Fernando Carvalho. From the TVseries Os Maias (2001), Capitu (2008) Dois Irmãos (2017), the soap opera Velho Chico (2016) and from statements/interviews given by the director himself in which he talks about his aesthetic principles, it is possible to understand how Carvalho was one of the few Globo teledramaturgy directors who criticized the homerization of the mass, maintained by the oligarchy of open TV that underestimates and massify the audience, just like Homer Simpson, an ignorant and alienated head of family who stars the world famous American cartoon The Simpsons. The term homerization has been used in Brazil to refer to the habit of underestimating open television's viewers since 2005, when journalist William Bonner was criticized for identifying those who watched Jornal Nacional with the brainless character of the American series. By betting on the emancipation of the viewers and not on their stupidity, Carvalho's works approach Rancière’s concepts, conceiving the audience far from the assumption that there are inferior and superior intelligence and putting into question the viewer's identity, from a top-down perspective.