Banca de DEFESA: AMANDA COSTA BRITO

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STUDENT : AMANDA COSTA BRITO
DATE: 29/04/2026
TIME: 15:00
LOCAL: Meet - Online
TITLE:

Safeguarding the Past, Framing the Present: The Formation of the Collection of the Historical and Geographical Institute of Rio Grande do Norte (1902-1907)

KEY WORDS:

Cultural history; Rio Grande do Norte; IHGRN; archive; intellectuals.

PAGES: 182
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: História
SUMMARY:

At the dawn of the 20th century, intellectuals linked to the political, intellectual, and economic circles of Rio Grande do Norte began to dedicate themselves to gathering documents that were scattered in archives throughout the state and Brazil. Gathered in the Historical and Geographical Institute of Rio Grande do Norte (IHGRN), established in Natal on March 29, 1902, these intellectuals established strategies aimed at "collecting, systematizing, archiving, and publishing" documents relating to the past of Rio Grande do Norte. Through these initiatives, they sought to strengthen the arguments mobilized in defense of the state's cause in the legal arena, to inscribe the historical trajectory of Rio Grande do Norte on the majestic and impressive canvas of Clio, to expand networks of sociability through the institution's membership, and, above all, to constitute a collection dedicated to safeguarding the state's past. This dissertation develops within the scope of the investigation into the formation of this collection. By employing the theoretical framework proposed by Aleida Assmann (2011), the IHGRN collection is understood as a space of remembrance, constituted from the interaction between functional memory and storage memory. From this perspective, this study seeks to analyze the formation process of the collection of the Historical and Geographical Institute of Rio Grande do Norte between the years 1902 and 1907. To this end, different documentary sources were compared, among which the Journals of the Historical and Geographical Institute of Rio Grande do Norte stand out, focusing on the minutes of the ordinary, extraordinary and general assembly sessions of the Institute, the Legislative Acts and Decrees of the Government of the State of Rio Grande do Norte, the Messages of the Governor of the State and the newspaper A República. It is argued that the use and production of a collection within an institute created for the purpose of promoting the writing of the history of Rio Grande do Norte, at the beginning of the 20th century, contributed to the development of a republican political culture articulated with the interests of the state's ruling elite, notably the Albuquerque Maranhão family organization.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externo à Instituição - JOÃO PAULO GAMA OLIVEIRA - UFS
Presidente - 2277360 - MAGNO FRANCISCO DE JESUS SANTOS
Interno - 1280374 - RENATO AMADO PEIXOTO