Art and sensibilities in confronting contemporary horror: a political-poetic dossier

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60001/ae.n50.10

Keywords:

Art and politics, Contemporary horror, Resistance, Affects and sensibilities

Abstract

This dossier brings together essays and artistic practices that investigate art as resistance in the face of contemporary horror. Starting from the discussion on monstrosity and hunger as symptoms of a culture of control and exclusion, the collection addresses the urgencies of sensory inclusion and education as a practice of freedom. The work articulates feminist and decolonial perspectives to rewrite art history and address the tensions of migratory policies and borders. It examines poetics that confront state violence, mourning, and silencing, transforming trauma into denunciation and death into seeds of resistance. Finally, the dossier proposes dreaming and collective fabulation not as escape, but as pragmatic and political strategies to postpone the end of the world and reinvent possible futures.

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Author Biography

Julie Brasil, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

She is a visual artist and professor at Unirio. She holds a PhD in image and culture, a master's degree in visual arts, and a bachelor's degree in painting from UFRJ. Her work explores trauma, politics, consumption, and irony. She has participated in exhibitions at the Museu da Cidade, SESC, Caixa Cultural, CC Brasil México, Kassel Video Festival, among other venues.

Published

2026-05-11