Multiple perspectives in Libras poems

Abstract

The research presented here investigates the multiple perspectives that occur in Libras poems. We ask: how are multiple perspectives created in Libras poems? We draw upon the transference theory of Cuxac & Sallandre (2007), Dudis (2004) on the division of space and Monteiro (2023) on cinematographic language in Libras. We analyzed four poems in Libras and identified different perspectives of different objects or characters present in the same scene; the possibility of showing a person or object from different perspectives, including the 3D perspective, close-up/distant and zoom; and different perspectives of a scene presented consecutively and simultaneously. We conclude that the simultaneous use of different perspectives contributes to the communicative power in the poems. We found examples of two different simultaneous perspectives of the same character and two different simultaneous perspectives of two characters. Multiple character perspectives can be presented through two hands or a combination of hands and the rest of the body, while different-sized perspectives are shown through choices of different hand configurations or other body parts.