Bio
Jonas do Nascimento holds a PhD in Sociology from the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil. His research interests span visual arts, multidisciplinarity, and social and political science, with a focus on the intersection of art, cinema, and society. He has authored a paper titled 'Art, Cinema and Society: Sociological Perspectives' and serves as a reviewer for the Global Journal of Human-Social Science (GJHSS). With one publication and two citations, his work contributes to the understanding of visual culture and social dynamics.
Educational Journey
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
PhD
Experience
Editors Role
Reviewer
GJHSS
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Art, Cinema and Society: Sociological Perspectives
How can cinema be used to understand our society? Different sociologists asked throughout history this question. Generally, they assume that since all subjects act within social institutions, films necessarily tell us something about aspects of life in society. Besides, their "visual power," and their narratives, would be even able to shape our expectations in unconscious ways. That's because the “social life†is presented to us as orderly, where people accept prescribed roles that they find satisfactory or unsatisfactory. Some of them portray alienation and despair, as well as a series of ways in which people face their social conditions and the challenges that life imposes on them. In this sense, watching a film becomes a sociologically significant event as its experience affects us emotionally, psychologically, and pedagogically. Based on this, the paper aims to discuss some sociological perspectives on the relationship between art, cinema, and society.
