MEMÓRIAS E HISTÓRIAS DE CAMPO GRANDE: UMA ANÁLISE A PARTIR DA OBRA “HISTÓRIA DE CAMPO GRANDE” DE JOSÉ BARBOSA RODRIGUES (1977-1980)

Abstract

This article historically analyzes the work “História de Campo Grande” by the memoirist José Barbosa Rodrigues, published in 1980. Starting from the hypothesis that the work does not contemplate the diversity of agents and cultures present in the city, the study investigates the interests and discourses of the author by highlighting certain groups to the detriment of others in the production of an official memory for Campo Grande, the capital that emerged shortly after the division of the state of Mato Grosso, in 1977. The relationship between memory and the city is initially addressed, understanding the city as material instrument of collective life and its relationship with the construction of memories, based on Pierre Nora's concept of places of memory. Then, the research analyzes specific chapters of the work that go from the origin myth of the city to the hygienist policies of the beginning of the 20th century, considering the temporality in which the author is inserted, since his social position and his political opinions are intertwined with his motivations in forging a memory that benefits a group to the detriment of other practices and memories.

Keywords: urban elite, city, memory, region.