“Liberdade pequena”: memórias do período da ditadura civil-militar no Colégio Júlio de Castilhos (Porto Alegre/ RS)

Abstract

This study deals with the construction of a possible history of State School Julio de Castilhos, in Porto Alegre (RS), the period dictatorship, from the memory of four teachers who worked in the institution during this period and written documents. Teachers’ memories are understood from the perspective of collective memory Halbwachs (1990), memory and identity Pollak (1992) and working memory Bosi (1995). Therefore, through an Oral History methodology and documentary analysis was reflected about the study period. The results are analyzed and discussed through these concepts: tactical by Certeau (1996), representations and practices by Chartier (2002). Thus, from the memories of teachers and written documents was possible to identify different elements related to possibility to compose a history of School Julio de Castilhos, during the period dictatorship, and understand, from these elements related, the different aspects related to the practices of school life and its relationship to the social context of politics, current repression in the researched period. About memories of School Julio de Castilhos it was found to be a significant institution, for those who studied or worked as a teacher. In the practices showed up aspects related to tactics by teachers in relation to situations imposed by the dictatorial government. Some practices were constituted by environmental movements, the management of a class, the selection of content, a differentiated selection for teachers. Perceive itself, that who did not recognize their political struggles , fought for their ideals, and some who attended the School in a period as troubled as some told, little noticed .