Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: GEZENILDO JACINTO DA SILVA

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STUDENT : GEZENILDO JACINTO DA SILVA
DATE: 17/12/2024
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: videoconferência
TITLE:

INVISIBLE CONFECTIONERS: the trajectory of popular confectioners from Pesqueira / PE, 1890 - 1950

KEY WORDS:

Female invisibility, Proto-industry of sweets, Trajectories

PAGES: 115
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: História
SUMMARY:

This thesis investigates the trajectory of popular confectioners in Pesqueira (PE) between
1890 and 1950, highlighting their role in the origin and consolidation of the Pernambuco
confectionery industry. These women, holders of artisanal knowledge passed down
through generations, were crucial for local economic development, but their contributions
were rendered invisible by historical narratives favoring industrialists like the Britto and
Didier families. While celebrated as symbols of progress, these industrialists sought to
obscure the popular confectioners despite their direct involvement in this craft. The
research examines this exclusion, analyzing the reasons behind the omission of popular
confectioners from official history. Utilizing micro-history methodology based on authors
such as Carlo Ginzburg, Giovanni Levi, and Jacques Revel, the study analyzes the
trajectories of popular groups and elites involved in the confectionery industry as a life
project. The theoretical framework also incorporates Fredrik Barth's social anthropology
to understand social group interactions, along with perspectives from Joan Scott and
Angela Davis that emphasize power and gender issues. Highlighting these women's
agency in a patriarchal and exclusionary context, the initial chapters underscore the
contribution of confectionery activities to the domestic sugar market. By giving voice to
confectioners and their cultural practices, the study proposes a historiographical revision
that acknowledges the importance of these marginalized groups.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externo à Instituição - FELIPE AZEVEDO SOUZA - PUC - RJ
Presidente - 2649875 - CARLOS EDUARDO COUTINHO DA COSTA
Interno - 1570625 - PEDRO HENRIQUE PEDREIRA CAMPOS