Area of Concentration: Cultural Processes and Manifestations
Objectives
- To investigate and analyze cultural processes and their manifestations through cooperation and integration among the fields of History, Communication, and Literature, with contributions from Philosophy, Anthropology, and Art, aiming to train professionals capable of contributing to the interdisciplinary development of scientific knowledge in the field of culture;
- To develop advanced studies in cultural processes and manifestations, aiming to establish an interdisciplinary field that contributes to knowledge production and the improvement of teaching practices;
- To enhance the training of researchers, faculty members, and other professionals so that, through their research and practices, they can promote critical reflections on issues of identity, memory, language, and their impacts on contemporary society;
- To qualify researchers to integrate theoretical and methodological approaches and apply innovative concepts and practices to specific fields of activity.
Target audience
Areas of Expertise and Professional Profile
- Responding to advances in interdisciplinary knowledge required by today's technological society, while recognizing the importance of the relationship with the Humanities and Applied Social Sciences, particularly History, Communication, and Languages and Literature;
- Understanding the complexity of cultural processes and manifestations and proposing actions that promote social engagement and interaction among individuals;
- Raising awareness among individuals, groups, and communities regarding the recognition, understanding, and appreciation of local and regional cultural heritage through educational initiatives;
- Improving practices related to journalism, advertising, public relations, audiovisual production, and cultural production to encourage greater critical awareness and ensure that multiculturalism is respected;
- Acting as a mediator between communities and those responsible for cultural heritage policies, aiming to promote the preservation of cultural manifestations and public access to them.
These researchers are also expected to demonstrate a commitment to ethical conduct regarding cultural processes and manifestations in their professional fields.
Admission Process
History
The Graduate Program in Cultural Processes and Manifestations began with its Academic Master's Degree, recommended by CAPES through Official Letter No. 31-21/2009/CTC/CAAIV/CGAA/DAV/CAPES. The program began its academic activities in March 2010, with culture as its central theme. During the 2013 triennial evaluation, the Master's program received a score of 4, which encouraged its faculty members to develop a Doctoral program proposal. The proposal was approved at meeting No. 156 of the CTC on March 1, 2015.
The Program emerged from the integration of the research groups Culture and Community Memory; Communication and Culture; and Languages and Cultural Manifestations. By bringing together the fields of History, Communication, and Literature, along with contributions from related disciplines, the Master's and Doctoral programs incorporated the knowledge developed by researchers within their research groups. Their studies address topics such as memory, identity formation, communication processes, the role of different media, textual production using digital resources, and the production and reception of aesthetic languages. These themes were organized around a central area of concentration, Cultural Processes and Manifestations.
Efforts to consolidate the Program are based on expanding its interdisciplinary approach; revising course subjects whenever necessary; promoting collaboration between faculty and student research aligned with the Program's research lines; encouraging faculty and students to conduct research and disseminate their findings; increasing interaction with external communities and the Program's visibility through events and outreach projects; strengthening initiatives that integrate graduate studies with undergraduate and basic education; implementing actions aimed at internationalization; and emphasizing the training of qualified human resources.
These actions contribute to achieving the Program's objective of developing advanced studies in cultural processes and manifestations that support knowledge production, the training of qualified professionals, the improvement of teaching practices, and the qualification of researchers.
Coordination committee
Deputy Coordinator: Vanessa Amalia Dalpizol Valiati
Faculty Representative (Full Member): Letícia Vieira Braga da Rosa
Faculty Representative (Full Member): Sandra Portella Montardo
Faculty Representative (Full Member): Denise Blanco Sant Anna
Doctoral Student Representative: Evora Juliene França Ferreira
Master's Student Representative: Daniel Ercílio Neres
Self-evaluation Committee
Student Representative: Daniel Gevehr Keller.
Student Representative: Thais Rosa dos Reis.
Alumni Representative: Eliane Davila dos Santos.
External Representative: Djalma Thürler.
Administrative Staff Representative: Agathe Uliane Erig Sebastiani.
