Ocularcentrism

Vision and addressment in “The Wolf of Wall Street”

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https://doi.org/10.5752/P.2237-9967.2025v14e35610

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capitalism, Martin Scorsese, ocularcentrism, sensoriality, cinema, affect

Abstract

This article presents the relationship between affect, sensoriality and addressment through the film “The Wolf of Wall Street”, by Martin Scorsese. We will explore the notion of ocularcentrism to study how interpellation in the Western world is constructed, while at the same time presenting the gaps in such a conception. On the other hand, we will demonstrate how the film exploits the assumptions of ocularcentrism to destabilize the distanced position of the spectator. In the process, the film explores issues of consumption, desire and sensoriality critically, in such a way that is not merely discursive, but also affective.

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Marcos Gabriel Faria Carrera, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Doutorando pelo PPGCOM-UFF. Mestre pelo PPGCINE-UFF. Bacharel em Cinema e Audiovisual pela Universidade Federal Fluminense. Membro do MiDICom — Grupo de Estudos em Mídias Digitais, Identidade e Comunicação, vinculado ao PPGCOM-UFF. Tem realizado produtos audiovisuais diversos, desenvolvido trabalhos em fotografia e contribuído com produções acadêmicas e literárias para revistas. Além disso, dirigiu o curta-metragem "Caxiense F.C.", contemplado pelo Lab Curta FUNARJ 2021. Já atuou como oficineiro, curador e mediador. Como crítico, contribui para o portal Cine Set desde 2022, maior site sobre cinema do norte do país.

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2025-08-26

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CARRERA, Marcos Gabriel Faria. Ocularcentrism: Vision and addressment in “The Wolf of Wall Street”. Dispositiva, Belo Horizonte, v. 14, p. e35610, 2025. DOI: 10.5752/P.2237-9967.2025v14e35610. Disponível em: https://periodicos.pucminas.br/dispositiva/article/view/35610. Acesso em: 30 jan. 2026.

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Vol. 14 (2025): Free Theme and Special Issue: Dramaturgies on/from the stage: arts, bodies, and communication

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