A dramatização da violência de gênero no true crime: uma análise do filme “Ted Bundy: a irresistível face do mal.”

Abstract

The present work aims to bring the discussion about the dramatization of true crime as a form of violence against women using the film “Ted Bundy: the irresistible face of evil” as its research object. by Joe Berlinger released in July 2019. The problematization of the topic arises from the point that the media continues to profit from entertainment content about violence against women, therefore, the general objective of this research is to understand how the dramatization of true crime can become a way of trivializing and romanticizing violence against women. The theoretical contributions were the theory of newsmaking (PENNA, 2005); infotainment (POSTMAN, 1985) and theoretical issues about gender violence (BEAUVOIR, 1949), the methodologies used were bibliographical research and film analysis. The main result is the conclusion that if dramatization can be a tool of social education, dramatizing and romanticizing a criminal case is a form of violence against women.