“A WORK TO PROTECT THINGS OF HISTORICAL AND ARTISTIC VALUE IN RIO GRANDE DO NORTE”: MEMORY, HERITAGE AND IDENTITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE IN THE WORK OF OSWALDO DE SOUZA WITH THE DIRECTORATE OF NATIONAL HISTORICAL AND ARTISTIC HERITAGE (1961-1974)
Oswaldo de Souza; Memory; Identity; Heritage
This master's research in History, from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, in which we investigated the patrimonialization policy undertaken by Oswaldo Câmara de Souza (1904-1995), during his representation at the Directorate of National Historical and Artistic Heritage in Rio Grande do Norte (DPHAN-RN), specifically between the years 1961 and 1974, to understand the relationship between memory, heritage and identity north-rio-grandense then established. This time frame was drawn in due to the period in which Oswaldo Câmara de Souza joined DPHAN-RN, in 1961, and the year of retirement as a state representative. The patrimonial services began, there were a series of material asset seizures in the State in an unseen way in previous or subsequent administrations that of Oswaldo de Souza. This leads us to the understanding that mapping, inventorying and recording was a work in tune with the patrimonial policies of this period, which focused most of their attention on material goods. In theoretical-historiographical terms,we work with the relationship between memory, identity and heritage from authors such as Aleida Asmann (2011), Stuart Hall (2003), Françoise Choay (2001), Marcia Chuva (2009) and Cecilia Londres Fonseca (2003). Methodologically, we analyzed the reports sent by Oswaldo de Souza to DPHAN, the instruction processes of the listed assets and the newspapers of the period that transmitted information about the listings to the general public; and also, the exchanges of correspondence between Oswaldo de Souza and DPHAN.