Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: FAMARA DE SOUZA LEMOS

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : FAMARA DE SOUZA LEMOS
DATE: 30/03/2026
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Sala 511
TITLE:

TERRITORIALITIES OF DIGITAL NOMADISM IN PRAIA DA PIPA,
TIBAU DO SUL/RN, BRAZIL

 

KEY WORDS:

Digital nomadism; remote work; cyberspace; territorial assemblages; territorialities.

PAGES: 81
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Geografia
SUMMARY:

Information networks within geographic space have expanded contemporary mobilities, intervening in established modes of working, dwelling, and living. The consolidation of informational capitalism, in which connectivity and digital platforms enable the flexibilization of labor relations, is associated with the expansion of teleworking. This modality has contributed to the emergence of digital nomadism: a lifestyle based on remote work and temporary residence in global tourist destinations. Building upon this phenomenon, this thesis asks: how do contemporary transformations in remote work, mediated by cyberspace, produce territorial assemblages that enable digital nomadism in tourist territories? The general objective is to analyze how these territorial assemblages, understood as material, technical, and social arrangements that provide the material and symbolic foundations for this lifestyle, connect mobile and digital territorialities in Pipa Beach, a district of Tibau do Sul/RN. This research dialogues with theoretical contributions from geography, philosophy, and social sciences, specifically Deleuze and Guattari (2011, 2012), Haesbaert (2011, 2014), and Cresswell (2006, 2010). The empirical scope focuses on Pipa Beach, understood as a territory in motion, marked by multiple territorialities stemming from the process of touristification and, more recently, by the presence of remote workers who choose the destination. Methodologically, the research adopts a qualitative approach guided by cartography as a method for monitoring processes. The methodological path involved a bibliographic survey, netnography on social networks and digital platforms, participant observation, and semi-structured interviews with digital nomads, conducted during fieldwork characterized by narrative, perceived, and lived immersions within the territory and cyberspace. The results indicate that digital nomadism in Pipa Beach is structured through territorial assemblages in which remote work, leisure, and everyday life are reorganized within the tourist territory. By highlighting these dynamics, this research seeks to contribute to the geographic understanding of digital nomadism and its territorial, sociocultural, and political implications in tourist destinations of the Brazilian Northeast.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 6350736 - EUGENIA MARIA DANTAS
Interno - 3060741 - HUGO ARRUDA DE MORAIS
Interna - ***.783.548-** - MARIA APARECIDA PONTES DA FONSECA - UFRN
Externa à Instituição - EVANEIDE MARIA DE MELO