No. 2 (2004)

This issue brings together a series of studies focused on cinema and audiovisual culture from historical, theoretical, and cultural perspectives. The articles address topics such as the origins of cinema and its relationship with early Lumière productions, the construction of female archetypes in Disney animation, and the connections between contemporary cinema and Japanese anime, particularly works that engage with global popular culture. It also includes analyses of film genres such as horror and science fiction, with references to films like Alien 3 and Se7en, as well as studies on postwar American cinema and the representation of childhood in audiovisual media. The volume further includes reflections on photography as a semiotic language, a study of film noir and its aesthetic tradition, along with interviews and reviews that broaden the issue’s critical and miscellaneous scope.