Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: EDSON JOSÉ DE MENESES ALVES

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : EDSON JOSÉ DE MENESES ALVES
DATE: 28/08/2023
TIME: 14:30
LOCAL: Google Meet
TITLE:

“The most dangerous individual the cause of the monarchy”: the political discussions about the republic, federalism and the constituent in the prints of Antonio Borges da Fonseca (1843-1855)

KEY WORDS:

Borges da Fonseca; Press; Republican Ideas; Federalism; Constituent

PAGES: 118
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: História
SUBÁREA: História do Brasil
SPECIALTY: História do Brasil Império
SUMMARY:

The present study aims to analyze the debate around the idea of republic – in addition to adjacent ideas such as federalism and constituentism – uttered by the public writer from Paraíba Antônio Borges da Fonseca in Pernambuco and Rio de Janeiro through his newspapers published between the years of 1843 and 1855. The beginning of the section marks the debut of the newspaper O Nazareno, initially published in Nazaré and which, years later, was transferred to Recife. The year 1855 was chosen to be the publicist's last publication in print called O República, published in Rio de Janeiro. In this temporal space of the research is also inserted the movement that was called Insurreição Praieira, which Borges da Fonseca himself was one of the main protagonists, even publishing the famous “Manifesto ao Mundo”. The starting point for the analysis of the present research were the manifestations of the publicist in his printed matter, highlighting the aversion to the monarchy (and its institutions), as well as to the emperor, and glorifying the republic, federalism and a new constitution for the country . Thus, we highlight the role of the press in forming a public opinion capable of breaking the barriers of illiteracy. In addition to the two newspapers already mentioned, the third that will be worked on, also by Borges da Fonseca, is The November Revolution. One of the research's main arguments is that republican ideas were seen as the solution for the nation's development, highlighting the vices and abuses that held back the Brazilian monarchy, as well as the emperor, D. Pedro II. When approaching the qualitative approach, an interpretation of the sources around the context that was inserted will be noticeable. From the intersection of some newspapers studied, a huge debate between “monarchists” and “republicans” was noticeable, which helped to perceive the political climate that Brazil was inserted. This work is in a perspective of New Political History, as well as Social History, focused on a study “from below”, of a writer who was considered “the most dangerous individual in the cause of the monarchy”.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - WELLINGTON BARBOSA DA SILVA
Interna - GISELDA BRITO SILVA
Interno - ***.101.480-** - TIAGO DA SILVA CESAR - UNICAP
Externo à Instituição - BRUNO AUGUSTO DORNELAS CÂMARA - UPE
Externa à Instituição - SUZANA CAVANI ROSAS - UFPE