Comunidade Quilombola Carnaúba II: um estudo da relação entre afetos e território mediada pelo diálogo intergeracional.

Abstract

The construction of ethnic identity becomes a constant result of daily experience and of the history narrated by the memories of the quilombola peoples. These collective memories exist thanks to the continuity of traditions, passed on from generation to generation through social interactions, and help the communities in their claims, in order to obtain the status of remaining quilombola communities. The quilombos share the idea of thinking of the quilombola territory as a place where an ancestral culture is preserved, which allows individuals to reflect on their own black condition, acquiring affections and feelings for the place. This research aims to understand the role of the territory in the intergenerational transmission between Quilombola remnants of the Carnaúba II Community, bringing the following specific objectives: to identify the places of knowledge and intergenerational dialogue that value the history and local culture of the Quilombola Community Carnaúba II; to analyze the affections of young and elderly quilombola people involved in intergenerational dialogue processes; and to make it possible for the community to create a book as a pedagogical strategy to mediate intergenerationality between young people and the elderly. The categories "to be quilombola" were listed, approaching the historicity, the conquest of territory, culture and educational processes; quilombola youth and recent studies; the intergenerational process within quilombola communities, involving dialogue and affection between youngsters and adults; and finally the category "place of knowledge", built from Environmental Psychology and Socio-Historical Psychology composed by the conceptualizations around territory, dialogues and affections. Through qualitative design and research in Environmental Psychology and Socio-Historical Psychology, the data collection was conducted through the insertion in the quilombola community Carnaúba II, situated in the city of São Benedito-Ceará; participant observation with construction of field diary and application of the affective maps generating instrument. The participants were selected following the criteria of the association's vice-president, and were between 18 and 88 years old, divided into two groups: young people (up to 30 years old) and elderly people (over 50). The data analysis came from the field diary and the qualitative data from the affective maps. The results showed that only half of the young and the elderly have positive esteem that is configured in belonging and in feelings of social and transforming participation around the community, while the other half of the individuals showed insecurity or feelings of contrasts in relation to the community. It also concluded that intergenerational dialogue is the main form of knowledge transmission and that this occurs at various points in the community, independent of conventional structures. Therefore, using this data, it was possible to create a book containing the community's stories and traditions, with the purpose of giving visibility to the community and valuing the cultural heritage they have built.