POWER, DOMINATION AND VIOLENCE:

A READING OF INSTINCT

Authors

  • Clarice Braatz Schmidt Neukirchen UNIOESTE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20873/uft.2179-3948.2019v10n1p377

Abstract

In this article, we propose to make considerations about the film "Instinct" (1999), directed by Jon Turteltaub. It was observed how the questions about the civilizing process, the forms of domination and control existing in society compose this cinematographic work. Based on the analysis of different metaphors present in the film, we will discuss the question of power relations, the dynamics established in society through language and the ideologies which are manifested through the behaviors of social actors in their everyday acts Language was emphasized as one of the main instruments at the service of the perpetuation of the rules established by the "civilized" society.

Published

2019-06-01

How to Cite

Neukirchen, C. B. S. (2019). POWER, DOMINATION AND VIOLENCE:: A READING OF INSTINCT. EntreLetras, 10(1), 377–391. https://doi.org/10.20873/uft.2179-3948.2019v10n1p377