Rhyming to remember

representation of memory in the Sociedade dos Poetas de Barbalha-CE (from individual to social)

Abstract

It depicts on the representation of identity and memory from the Cordel Literature, in order to strengthen your function while driver channel of information and knowledge, able to represent the popular culture of a people. Establishes a condition problem-posing, problem-a challenge that sees see how activities undertaken by the Sociedade dos Poetas de Barbalha (SPB) can contribute to the cultural memory and identity of its members. Determines your overall goal in, investigate the role of the Sociedade dos Poetas de Barbalha in identity construction and upgrading/ressignification of the collective memory of its members. Designates the methodological path, intending to respond to problems and meet the goals, the characterization techniques and stages of research, systematized as follows: purpose, undertook the exploratory and descriptive method; as to the means, applied to bibliographical and documentary strategy, resting on the qualitative approach; for collecting data and evidence, by the technique of participant observation, and, as an instrument, the semi-structured interview; regarding the analysis of the data, was the analysis of documents, oral history and cultural studies in order to trace a history of the formation and development of the SPB, as well as analyze the string that entity, entitled “Feast of Saint Anthony of Barbalha”. Presents as an end product, the elaboration of a catalogue with the strings published by SPB, as well as the biographies of the poet’s members. Concludes, clarifying the ways of representation of the memory from the activities carried out by the SPB, highlighting the role of the string as a tool for heritage education, as well as raise the triggering of other research in that direction.