Banca de DEFESA: JOAO ANTONIO DE DEUS BARBOSA NOGUEIRA

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STUDENT : JOAO ANTONIO DE DEUS BARBOSA NOGUEIRA
DATE: 19/08/2026
TIME: 17:00
LOCAL: Canal do PPGHC no Youtube
TITLE:

THE SERTÃO AND THE INDEPENDENCE OF BRAZIL: THE STRUGGLE OF THE PEOPLE OF PIAUÍ IN THE BATTLE OF JENIPAPO, 1808–1823.

 

KEY WORDS:

Battle of Jenipapo; Brazilian Independence; historiography; popular participation; sertões.

PAGES: 112
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: História
SUMMARY:

This dissertation investigates the relationship between the sertões and the Brazilian Independence process through the Battle of Jenipapo, which took place on March 13, 1823, seeking to understand how this event contributes to broadening interpretations of Brazil's political emancipation beyond the axis traditionally privileged by historiography, centered on Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Minas Gerais. The study is based on the understanding that Brazilian Independence was a plural process, marked by the participation of different social groups and by conflicts that took place in distinct regions of the country, which have often been relegated to a secondary role in the national historical narrative. Drawing upon documentary sources available at the National Library Foundation and the Brazilian Digital Newspaper Library, as well as historiographical and bibliographical works, the research identifies the silences surrounding popular participation in the Battle of Jenipapo and problematizes the representations constructed about the sertões and their inhabitants. The theoretical framework is grounded in the reflections of Antônio Carlos Robert Moraes on the historical and spatial construction of the sertões, understood as categories shaped by different discourses and practices throughout the occupation of Brazilian territory, and engages with Jacques Rancière's discussions on the constitution of the people as political subjects and on disputes over historical visibility. The research demonstrates that the Battle of Jenipapo constitutes an important point of observation for understanding the role of the sertões in the Brazilian Independence process, revealing experiences and forms of agency that have frequently been silenced by traditional historiography. It concludes that recognizing these experiences contributes to a more critical, plural, and decentralized understanding of Brazilian Independence by acknowledging the protagonism of the populations of the sertões and challenging historiographical narratives that have historically marginalized these subjects and territories.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externo à Instituição - CRISTIANO LUÍS CHRISTILLINO - UFF
Interna - 1934542 - PAULA REJANE FERNANDES
Presidente - ***.653.724-** - ROSENILSON DA SILVA SANTOS - UERN