Historicizando a moda: a potencialidade da indumentária preta como fonte histórica nas pranchas de Carlos Julião

Abstract

This undergraduate thesis investigates fashion as a methodological tool in History teaching, highlighting its potential as a source for social and cultural analysis of the past. The research focuses on the engravings of the artist Carlos Julião, who was a military engineer, painter and draftsman, of Italian origin, produced in the 18th century, which depict everyday figures from colonial Brazil, with an emphasis on the Afro-descendant population. Through an interdisciplinary approach, connecting Cultural History, memory, and school practices, this work aims to demonstrate how the clothing represented in these images can be used to foster critical reflection on social hierarchies, power relations, and identity constructions in colonial Brazil. The study includes a didactic intervention proposal aimed at History teaching, with the objective of bringing students closer to the experiences of historically marginalized subjects, while valuing cultural and racial diversity. The analysis also advocates for the appreciation of visual sources as a learning tool and a means of re-signifying historical memory.