THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DISCURSIVE CREDIBILITY OF JOURNALISTIC CINEMA CRITICISM IN THE LIGHT OF FOUCAULTIAN THINKING

Abstract

This article, derived from a more encompassing research, seeks to establish a correlation
between journalistic film criticism and the concept of the Order of Discourse, proposed
by Michel Foucault. To support this approach, we first draw on literature that contextualizes the characteristics and historical path of film criticism in journalism. From there,
the procedures of the Order of Discourse are presented, which function as forms of discursive control within a system of restrictions. The application of these procedures in film
criticism allows, therefore, to legitimize the critic as a commentator authorized to speak
about a filmic work, in addition to associating the credibility of criticism with the desire
for Foucauldian truth, making it possible to understand how it interacts with cinema and
the consumer public. Finally, the crises and conflicts that criticism faces are discussed,
which have occurred especially in the contemporary digital environment, which calls into
question the requirements for the legitimacy and authority of the critic in the production
of his discourses. The trajectory of this article therefore allows us to observe the strategies
adopted by critics throughout its history to preserve and provide feedback on its legitimacy,
even in the new configurations that the digital environment offers.