Banca de DEFESA: ADEMAR PELONHA DE MENEZES FILHO

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : ADEMAR PELONHA DE MENEZES FILHO
DATE: 28/08/2024
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Canal do PPGHC no Youtube
TITLE:

“STRAIGHT LINE EMPIRE”: SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTIONS IN THE PROVINCIAL SERTOES OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE

KEY WORDS:

carnauba; sertões; landscape.

PAGES: 102
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: História
SUMMARY:

The aim of this research is to understand the emergence of the “immense carnaubais” landscape in the northern hinterland of nineteenth century Brazil. Specifically, we seek to understand the construction of this landscape through the testimonies of scholars, as well as analyzing the contributions of foreign travelers and understanding the role of literature in this discursive and imagistic elaboration. As far as the treatment of sources is concerned, we followed methodological paths generously covered by various contributions, but with a significant emphasis on the indicative method. From the point of view of approach, this research is more closely associated with the field of environmental history. In the northern hinterland of nineteenth  century Brazil, the landscape of "immense carnaubais" groves emerged and consolidated, in a context in which carnauba served as food for both humans and animals, especially during periods of prolonged drought. Finally, the tree's infinite uses, its adaptability to the environment and its socio-economic importance culminated in it being nicknamed the “tree of life”.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1040569 - ANTONIO JOSE DE OLIVEIRA
Externo à Instituição - CLÁUDIO UBIRATAN GONÇALVES - UFPE
Externa à Instituição - JOVELINA SILVA SANTOS - UERN
Interno - ***.653.724-** - ROSENILSON DA SILVA SANTOS - UERN