History and politics, or the art of making choices

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https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-864X.2019.3.34172

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Writing of history. Politics. Politics choices.

Abstract

The present article proposes the reflection not only on the office of the historian, but of his activity as a political agent. Starting from a brief rescue of the etymology of the words history and politics, in this research we discuss the role played in the writing of history and the force of the political decisions of those who produce it. The activity of the historian occurs from the delimitation of several prisms, such as the choice of objects, methodologies and theoretical contributions, which contributes to the identification of the position of the professional, in the same way as the political character of the historian’s activity. This paper tries to present some answers to questions about the activity of the historian as a political gesture and the writing of historiographical texts, as well as the impossibility of being considered exempt or neutral.

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Durval Muniz de Albuquerque Júnior, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, PB

PhD in History from the State University of Campinas (Unicamp). Visiting Professor at Paraíba State University (UEPB), Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil; Permanent Professor of the Graduate Programs in History of the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) and Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). Coordinator of the History Area Committee of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq).

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Published

2019-12-06

How to Cite

Júnior, D. M. de A. (2019). History and politics, or the art of making choices. Estudos Ibero-Americanos, 45(3), 186–191. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-864X.2019.3.34172

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Vol. 45 No. 3 (2019): Dossier: Transitional Justice, authoritarian experiences and democracy

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Tribuna

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