AFROCENTRICITY

DISPLACEMENTS PRESENT IN 'INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE' (2022)

Abstract

This paper aims to compare Louis’s performance in the film adaptation of the series Interview with the Vampire (JONES, 2022) and his first appearance in Rice (1976). We based ourselves on the assumptions of Carvalhal (2006), Coutinho (1976) and Gil’s (2002) to compare excerpts from the book and scenes from the television series. The discussion about the intersemiotically contrasted form of the scenes followed the study of cinema and literature carried out by Cardoso (2013); how black protagonism is actively promoted in the series, from the perspective of this individual's position as a supernatural figure and protagonist narrator, now revamped, analyzing why this change in ethnicity occurred - based on Nascimento (2009) and Dutra (2017); in addition to the theoretical contributions of Sardenberg (2014), Bär (2005), among others. The results indicate that character reconstruction is essential in contemporary times, especially through visual means, and these media spheres are important for identifying and constructing identity and protagonism of black people. Such protagonism fosters listening and awareness for other social segments, expanding the worldview of the viewer-reader. This redesign gives way to the black point of view, overcoming stereotypes and empowerment through art.