BERNARDO, Cristina Maria.
Abstract:
Given the historical imagery-discursive process of the Northeast, this research,
taking as chronic sources produced by Francisco Pereira Nóbrega, it seeks to understand
how the chronicler constructs the image of the northeast and the northeast through his narratives.
Nobrega was an important intellectual in the Paraíba scenario and, besides being a chronicler,
teacher and writer. His personal trajectory linked to the cangaço phenomenon reveals his choice,
preferably, by themes that discuss the social-political. Your chronicles will be
taken from this research as a space for the production of historical knowledge and the
analysis of his discourse, considers his personal experiences as determining factors in his
narratives. Then, a search was made in the archives of the Correio da Paraíba newspaper, in order to
of, gather enough content to address the intended theme in this research. Given this
Thus, the years 2000, 2001 and 2002 were discriminated.
It can be seen that Nóbrega's narratives constitute
discourses and images built about the Northeast and the Northeast. Nobrega goes to
From the discussions of everyday themes, build these images, starting from their
stereotypes, social images linked to poverty and drought. It was also noted that the
his experiences interfered with the formation of his critical personality, shaping
his view on society and its structures. Nobrega opts for a speech of denunciation of
and this action reinforces the stereotype of regional inferiority.
