A Volta do Medo Atômico

As imagens das explosões nas séries Twin Peaks e Chernobyl

Authors

  • Milton do Prado Franco Neto PUCRS
  • Cristiane Freitas Gutfreind PUCRS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29146/ecops.v25i2.27901

Keywords:

nuclear, atomic, representation, cinema, series

Abstract

This article proposes an analysis of the scenes of nuclear explosions in the series Twin Peaks (2017) and Chernobyl (2019), comparing them with the representation of nuclear images in other films, whether documentaries or fiction. The objective is to understand how these two series explore and configure the fear of destruction, in a way foreshadowing the moment of current atomic tension arising from the Russian threats made after the invasion of Ukraine. For this, we will mainly use the studies of Evans (1998) and Puiseux (1998, 2006, 2020) to build an overview of the representation of the bomb in film, in addition to relying on the concept of circuit of sensations by Jervis (2015) and the idea of irrepresentability of the bomb defended by Anders (2011). Keywords: nuclear, atomic, representation, cinema, series.

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Published

2022-10-31

How to Cite

do Prado Franco Neto, M., & Freitas Gutfreind, C. . (2022). A Volta do Medo Atômico: As imagens das explosões nas séries Twin Peaks e Chernobyl . Revista Eco-Pós, 25(2), 193–212. https://doi.org/10.29146/ecops.v25i2.27901