O discurso humorístico sobre a morte nas tirinhas, charges e cartuns da internet (2000-2017)

Abstract

The humor about death is an attitude that can be identified in many societies throughout history. This dissertation proposes a reflection concerning the foundations on which the subjects of the contemporaneous society are allowed to sneer and mock such a delicate topic as death, despite the theoretical confrontations whether this is or not a taboo in the present western society. Therefore, making use of the comic strips and cartoons available on the internet, it is intended to search the context of production of these images, as well as understand the form in which they reflect, as representatives, the fears, the anguishes and human concerns that are part of the social image surrounding the finitude of oneself and the others considering the challenges of the present.