Urban fear in Salvador in the production of subjectivity: study from the movie Breviario do Horror
Fear; Subjectivity production; Media; Urban Space; Salvador.
Fear is a recurrent issue in the daily lives of Brazilians, experienced in practice, in the urban imagination, in the media and in the discourse of political authorities. In Salvador, the fear of urban violence stands out. The configuration of the territory can be seen in prime areas with closed condominiums equipped with quality infrastructure and shopping malls, considered as the safe spaces of the city and, on the other hand, have the favelas and the outskirts interpreted as spaces of fear. Given this conjuncture, urban fear was investigated in a filmographic framework, studying in this powerful instrument of social control and the repercussions in the urban space of Salvador. In this sense, the initial analyzes were made through bibliographical research about fear and the production of subjectivity, articulating how the production of subjectivity can explain fear as a powerful instrument of social control. In this logic, fear becomes a mechanism that induces and justifies authoritarian policies directed to a specific portion of Brazilian society: poor, black people and / or peripheral neighborhoods. But despite this scenario, contrary manifestations are possible. The object of study of analysis reveals resistance and survival practices against the hegemonic urban model. Thus, it is always possible to resist the present, to become singular, other perceptions of the world can be created in everyday practices, even slowly.