Aspectos do cotidiano das classes populares do bairro de Cruz das Armas (João Pessoa, 1964-1985): entre vestígios impressos e digitais

Abstract

This Master's Dissertation in History aims to investigate aspects of the daily life of the working-class residents in the Cruz das Armas neighborhood in João Pessoa during the Brazilian military dictatorship. The research falls within the field of historical culture, seeking to understand how current and former residents of the neighborhood construct and disseminate memories and narratives about their community through various media. The study starts from the premise that the absence of formal historiographic records about the neighborhood, especially during the dictatorial period, does not prevent the construction of a “history from below” based on experiences within the concrete situations of reality. In this sense, this study seeks to analyze aspects of daily life – such as political engagement, criminality, festivities, and neighborly relations – through the analysis of contemporary records made by residents and former residents on social media, and news published in the newspaper A União between 1964 and 1985. Thus, it intends to contribute to the local historiography with an interpretation of the dynamics of a neighborhood characterized primarily by the presence of the working class and holding significant political, economic, social, and cultural importance for the city of João Pessoa.