A cultura popular do cordel no Município de Campina Grande - PB.

Abstract

This monographic work discusses about a set of symbols referring to Cordel Literature in the geographic space in Campina Grande, a municipality located in the Agreste of Paraiba. The main aim to analyze the insertion of popular cordel culture and its representations in the lived space of Vila do Artesão by an exploratory and descriptive approach. The methodology of this research, it is a qualitative approach that started from a bibliographical research of researchers from different areas that have Cordel as an object of study, documental research based on access to cordel brochure such as Monteiro (2011), Acopiara (2006) and Braga (2020), lastly, the field work was carried out through observation techniques and open interviews with poets, artisans, employees and visitors of Vila do Artesão as a way to achieve the proposed objectives. In this way, carrying out this study made it possible to highlight the context in which the research took place and the actions of the subjects inserted in the analyzed space. The results achieved show that Northeastern popular culture in the form of cordel brochure resists the passage of time, crossing generations and improving itself to the changes arising from the current process of modernity.