Refractions of Christian Iconography in Subaltern Bodies: tensions between Authoritarian Word and Dialogic Word
Christian iconography; Subaltern bodies; Dialogic word; Authoritative word.
This research aims to investigate the refractions of Christian discourses, specifically Christian iconography, from the perspective of subaltern bodies, as well as the responsive discourses to such refractions. Thus, we will question the duel between dialogic word vs. authoritarian word. We are based on the dialogic analysis of discourse, in its concepts of alterity, dialogism, discourse, and utterance outlined by the Bakhtin Circle (1999; 2000; 2002) and Volochínov (2018), as well as tracing a dialogue between Foucault (1995; 1999; 2008; 2009; 2013) and Bakhtin (1997; 1999), based on the notions of body, power, utterance, and discourse. In this way, we have a theoretical framework divided into two volumes: Dialogic Analysis of Discourse (ADD) and concepts from Foucauldian thought. The discourse material selected for the construction of the analysis corpus split into two interpretive processes that align with the type of research being conducted: a) the utterances that refract Christian imagery by subaltern voices; b) the responsive acts to these refractions - in order to reach the qualitative approach that guided the analysis, guided by the concepts-categories already exposed. The corpus built, submitted to the analytical process, emerged from two discursive events: a) the performance of the crucified transvestite in the São Paulo LGBT parade in 2015; b) the parade of the Mangueira samba school in 2020, which themes the representation of Christian iconography under the gaze of subaltern voices. The responsive acts and replies to these discourses are described from the voices of representatives of the political and religious fields, such as General Luiz Eduardo Ramos, former President Jair Bolsonaro, former Minister Damares Alves and pastor and Federal Deputy Marcos Feliciano. Thus, we question the discursive struggles around the image of Christ, the legitimacy of voices resistant to the authoritarian word, and the meaning effects from these positions highlighted here.