Queer representation incorporated at “Him”, character of “The Powerpuff Girls"

In audiovisual's history, minorities as LGBTQ+ people had been excluded or stereotyped, thus, this study has as a guiding question understanding “Him”, character of the classic cartoon series “The Powerpuff Girls”, produced between 1998 and 2005 by Cartoon Network - by the bias of the Queer Theory, which address the questions about non-heteronormative bodies that belong to marginalized groups whose rights are denied and their lives taken. For this, a documentary and exploratory methodology was used, based on the authors researches like: Guacira Louro, Judith Butler, Edgar Morin, besides the analysis of two episodes: Octil Evil and Bash Birthday. Thus, the problematizations arised here refer to: a) How the Queer is related to Him and its possible problems and b) The dialectic between the bodies discourses accepted and excluded from the heteronormative society.  The argumentation of this research is sustained by homophobia and transphobia brazilian datas, which reveals the urge to approach matters about gender and sexuality representations

Campanhas eleitorais no Facebook:: usos na eleição municipal de Curitiba em 2016

The article examines the Facebook pages of the candidates who run for the City Hall of Curitiba in the first round of the 2016 elections. Our intention is to identify the main forms of use of the social network site and to evaluate the levels of public engagement they experienced. Therefore, we provide a comparative analysis of 2701 posts published between August 16 and September 30. Our focus relies on the following quantitative variables: publication volume, temporal distribution of posts and type and volume of engagement verified in each one of them. Among the results, we found that (1) strategies tailored to Facebook relevance algorithm only partially are associated with greater public engagement; (2) not all candidates favor the type of content that the algorithm prioritizes; and (3) Facebook engagement does not reflect the performance of the candidates at the polls nor at the ballot – an observation that reinforces the need to avoid technological determinism.Este artículo examina las páginas de Facebook de los candidatos al Ayuntamiento de Curitiba en la primera vuelta de las elecciones de 2016, con el objetivo de evaluar las principales formas de uso de dicha red social y los niveles de compromiso del público en estos espacios. Para ello, se analizaron, de modo comparativo, las 2.701 publicaciones transmitidas entre 16 de agosto y 30 de septiembre del referido año electoral, observándose las siguientes variables cuantitativas: volumen de publicaciones; distribución temporal de las entradas; y tipo y volumen de compromiso comprobado en cada una de ellas. Entre las conclusiones, se constató que: 1) las estrategias afinadas con los criterios de relevancia de Facebook coinciden sólo parcialmente con aquellas de mayor compromiso del público; 2) no todos los candidatos priorizan el tipo de contenido más favorecido por el algoritmo de la plataforma; y 3) el rendimiento de las publicaciones en Facebook en términos de compromiso no refleja el desempeño de los candidatos en las urnas – lo que refuerza la necesidad de evitar determinismos tecnológicos.O artigo examina as páginas de Facebook dos candidatos à Prefeitura de Curitiba no primeiro turno das eleições de 2016 com o objetivo de avaliar quais foram as principais formas de uso de tal rede social e quais os níveis de engajamento do público nesses espaços. Para isso, foram analisadas, de modo comparativo, as 2701 publicações veiculadas entre 16 de agosto e 30 de setembro, observando-se seguintes variáveis quantitativas: volume de publicações, distribuição temporal das postagens e tipo e volume de engajamento verificado em cada uma delas. Dentre as conclusões da investigação, descobriu-se que (1) as estratégias afinadas com os critérios de relevância do Facebook coincidem apenas parcialmente com aquelas de maior engajamento do público; (2) nem todos os candidatos priorizam o tipo de conteúdo mais favorecido pelo algoritmo da plataforma; e (3) o desempenho das publicações no Facebook em termos de engajamento não espelha o desempenho dos candidatos nas urnas – o que reforça a necessidade de evitar determinismos tecnológicos