Distopia Neocabana (2021): Ficção especulativa e imaginário nos quadrinhos na Amazônia Paraense

Abstract

This research analyzes the theme of dystopia in the comic book AÇAÍ PESADO: Distopia Neocabana (2021), produced in the context of the city of Belém do Pará by the Coletivo Açaí Pesado. Based on the proposition of comics as art and cultural expression, the study investigates how speculative fiction and the theme of dystopia reflect contemporary social, environmental, and political tensions, within the context of the Pará Amazon. The analysis moves in the areas of Arts, Social Sciences, and Technology, exploring the relationship between fictional elements and the critical debate on politics, globalization, and ecological crises; highlighting the way in which the work presents local and global references to construct a dystopian vision of the Amazonian reality. The methodology of comparative literature allows us to draw connections between Distopia Neocabana and other works of speculative fiction, establishing thematic and stylistic parallels with diverse literary and visual traditions. Thus, it reveals how comics operate not only as entertainment, but as a product to reflect on socio-environmental and cultural transformations in the Amazon. With a critical and interdisciplinary perspective, the dissertation inserts Neocabana Dystopia as an expressive work in the contemporary imagination, which redefines the Amazon as a territory of artistic creation and resistance.