https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/5499 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 03:25:33 GMT 2026-09-14T03:25:33Z https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/50221 Title: Democracia no jornal O Estado de São Paulo na passagem do Império à República Abstract: This study investigates the meanings attributed to democracy as they appeared in the newspaper O Estado de São Paulo during the transition from monarchy to the Republic in Brazil, between 1889 and 1890. The analysis is based on the premise that nineteenth-century periodicals, while informing readers, also played an active role in shaping political discourse and in the symbolic construction of regimes and values. The main objective is to identify how the term “democracy” was mobilized in the newspaper’s pages, taking into account its multiple interpretations and historical, political, and ideological implications. The methodology combines qualitative and quantitative approaches, drawing on documentary analysis of primary sources available in the newspaper’s digital archive. By systematically surveying occurrences of the term “democracy,” the research maps the uses and meanings attributed to the concept, highlighting its connections to the defense of the Republic, criticism of the imperial regime, the notion of political participation restricted to literate elites, and the fear of democracy itself. To interpret these findings, the study engages with theoretical debates on democracy in philosophy, political science, linguistics, and history, reflecting on the continuities and ruptures that have shaped the Brazilian democratic imagination from the nineteenth century to contemporary challenges. In addition to analyzing the context of 1889 and 1890, this study expands the discussion to Brazilian political history between 1945 and 2023, examining how the fear of democracy, anti-communism, coups, and institutional ruptures were reinterpreted from the 1946 Republic through the process of redemocratization and the rise of Bolsonaro, culminating in the events of January 8, 2023. Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/50221 2026-05-28T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/50204 Title: Ensino de História, História local e educação patrimonial: Guimarânia a partir da Capela e da Festa de Nossa Senhora do Rosário Abstract: This dissertation, developed within the Professional Master’s Program in History Teaching (ProfHistória – UFU), under the research line Historical Knowledge in Different Spaces of Memory, proposes to reflect on History teaching based on the appreciation of local history and heritage education. The city of Guimarânia, in Minas Gerais, constitutes the field of investigation. The study focuses on the Chapel of Nossa Senhora do Rosário — the only officially protected historic building in the municipality — and the Feast of Nossa Senhora do Rosário, understanding them as fundamental references for the preservation of collective memory, cultural identity, and traditional local manifestations, such as the Moçambique dance. In this context, the research seeks to demonstrate how material and immaterial heritage intertwine in the construction of the historical and cultural experiences of the Guimaranense community. The resulting educational product of this work consists of a Didactic Guide, conceived as a methodological instrument capable of bringing students closer to their historical and cultural context, promoting more meaningful learning. This work aims to enrich and inspire teaching practices by integrating plural historical sources — oral, iconographic, documentary, and immaterial — that evoke the municipal past and connect it to regional and national dimensions. Thus, it seeks to contribute to a methodology that reinforces the importance of local history in citizenship formation, promoting an inclusive historical education that fosters the development of critical thinking, identity, a sense of belonging, and the appreciation of the students' cultural and religious traditions in relation to their municipality. Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/50204 2026-07-15T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/50187 Title: Ensino de história e a educação para os direitos humanos Abstract: This professional master‘s dissertation emerges from the unique intersection between legal and historical training and passion that defines the author‘s trajectory. This background is not merely biographical but constitutes the conceptual foundation of the research, serving as an analytical lens to recognize History as a contested field of rights, memory, and justice. This study aims to integrate Human Rights discourse into students‘ daily school experience, specifically within History classes, to combat distorted perceptions often perpetuated by narratives of prejudice and polarization. Confronting this reality, the research proposes a practical pedagogical intervention, seeking concrete solutions for the challenges of the ‗school environment‘. The theoretical framework is anchored in the pedagogy of memory, an approach that transcends the mere transmission of facts to foster critical reflection and the reconstruction of collective memory. This empowers students to cultivate a stance of indignation toward injustices, aligning with the right to memory and the principles of Transitional Justice. The culminating product of this research is the "Baralho dos Defensores de Direitos Humanos" (Human Rights Defenders Card Deck). Conceived as an accessible ludic tool, this card game transforms learning about the subject into an active, collaborative, and empathetic experience. Through its mechanics, the deck fosters analytical reasoning to distinguish rights from "non-rights", functioning as an instrument for awareness and social transformation that transcends classroom boundaries. This work, therefore, bridges the theory-practice dichotomy, demonstrating that History education – particularly when mediated through an interdisciplinary lens – holds the potential to become a powerful tool for shaping conscious citizens actively engaged in building a more just and democratic society. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/50187 2025-08-29T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/50142 Title: Das tramas de homicídio ao caso Emerenciana: escravizados, libertos e o controle das condutas em Uberaba (1841-1877) Abstract: This dissertation, situated within the field of the Social History of Slavery, investigates the dynamics of enslaved agency and the control of behaviors in the Comarca of Uberaba between 1841 and 1877. The primary objective is to analyze cases of homicide involving enslaved individuals, using the criminal proceedings of the First Criminal Court as a privileged source to access the daily tensions and survival strategies of this population. The research pays special attention to living in captivity in a region characterized by small-scale slaveholding and constant physical proximity between masters and the enslaved—a scenario that fostered both rigorous control and the opening of loopholes to negotiate existence. Complementarily, it analyzes the Emerenciana case (1864) which, although not a crime of homicide, reveals how the justice system and the community mediated conflicts rooted in customs and morality. The investigation also contextualizes Uberaba within its formative period, highlighting its transition from a transit point between captaincies to an important commercial hub following the decline of mining. This territorial occupation, marked by the persecution of marginalized groups such as Indigenous peoples and quilombolas in the name of progress, shaped a social structure where state violence and the strengthening of judicial institutions became regulatory tools. State intervention, through the judicial apparatus, sought to fill the authority vacuum left by the erosion of private seigneurial control, consolidating public justice as an indispensable space for arbitration in the nineteenth-century sertão mineiro. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/50142 2026-02-27T00:00:00Z