Entre discursos, afetos e imagens: a projeção do espaço urbano no alto sertão da Paraíba - Monte Horebe, 1980-1993.

Abstract

This dissertation aims to analyze the urban space of Monte Horebe in the 1980s and 1990s, investigating the main challenges faced, its transformations, and social demands. We use documentary sources such as municipal minutes, the iconography from private and public collections, and secondary testimonies contained in Oliveira (2018), seeking to provide an overview of its urbanity, public policies related to the city's development, and the unfolding of everyday rhythms. The dissertation engages with classic authors such as Mumford (1998), Rolnik (1988), Pesavento (2001), and Bresciani (1991) to reflect on the perspectives already established on this interdisciplinary object of study. Furthermore, we incorporate contemporary theorists such as Assis (2022), Mariano (1999), Roberto (2018), and Cruz (2019), who have conducted research on the hinterland of Paraíba, contributing to a dialogue with local history. We highlight the importance of engaging with sources for the preservation of culture and historical heritage, proposing interventions such as the digitization of documents and the creation of a municipal museum to recount and valorize the history and community identity. Finally, we emphasize the emotional bond between the inhabitant and the city, based on concepts of collective and individual memory, proposed by Halbwachs (1990) and Nora (1993). We discuss daily life and its interaction with the elements and customs embedded in the backcountry landscape. Ultimately, we aim to contribute to new academic studies concerning the materiality and sociability of Monte Horebe.