Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: MARA RAQUEL DE ALMEIDA BATISTA

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : MARA RAQUEL DE ALMEIDA BATISTA
DATE: 15/12/2025
TIME: 14:30
LOCAL: sala de videoconferência
TITLE:

CITY IN THE SCENE: Art, memory, and resistance in the Historic Center of Natal

KEY WORDS:

Historic Center of Natal; Cultural Movements; Appropriation of Space; Preservation Policies; Urban Redevelopment.

PAGES: 103
BIG AREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
AREA: Arquitetura e Urbanismo
SUBÁREA: Fundamentos de Arquitetura e Urbanismo
SPECIALTY: História da Arquitetura e Urbanismo
SUMMARY:

This research investigates the dynamics of urban space use and appropriation in the Historic Center of Natal (CHN), focusing on the contribution of cultural and artistic movements to the preservation, enhancement, and reinterpretation of the area as cultural heritage. The main objective is to analyze how these autonomous actions relate (dialogue, tension, or oppose) to official preservation policies and urban interventions promoted by the government since 2010. The research is based on the critical theory of space production and discussions on heritage, culture, and urban redevelopment, using a qualitative and exploratory approach. The methodological procedures included mapping and documentary analysis of emerging cultural movements in the CHN since 2010, field observation to investigate the forms of appropriation of spaces of heritage value, and interviews with cultural producers to capture their perceptions and experiences. The actions of cultural movements constitute a form of organic redevelopment, conferring symbolic and social value on the CHN through cultural resistance and the reinterpretation of the identity of places. However, the analysis reveals a complex relationship of encounters and disagreements with public policies. Although there is convergence in the goal of enhancing the Center, autonomous cultural practices often come into tension with official discourses of “revitalization” based on market logic, which tend to render invisible and sometimes expel more spontaneous social dynamics. In this way, the preservation of the Historic Center of Natal requires the recognition and integration of autonomous cultural practices as central elements in heritage management, proposing a more participatory model of cultural and urban governance, capable of balancing material conservation with social vitality.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1345114 - JOSE CLEWTON DO NASCIMENTO
Interna - 2318817 - AMIRIA BEZERRA BRASIL
Externa à Instituição - MARCELA DIMENSTEIN - UFPB