Abstract

GATTI, Giseli Cristina do Vale; INACIO FILHO, Geraldo  and  GATTI JUNIOR, Décio. História de uma instituição escolar secundária e sua cultura material: o ginásio mineiro de Uberlândia (1920-1960). Educação e Filosofia [online]. 2009, vol.23, n.46, pp.119-143. ISSN 1982-596X.

This study relates theoretical-methodological reflections on the possibilities of examination of school artifacts, taken as objects and historical documents, used in the process of objectifying investigation regarding an important secondary school institution in Minas Gerais, Brazil, namely, the Ginásio Mineiro (Lower Secondary School) of Uberlaodia. In this sense, the set of school artifacts constitutes the empirical base of investigation of greater scope in the direction of perception of school practices disseminated at different times of the school, in relative correspondence to the process of alteration of the broader educational purposes. It is composed of objects which have become directly viewed as historical documents, such as the school building, the trophies won by the school sports teams, the graduation plaques, the audio-visual equipment, the school books, the daily records and the enrollment books. In addition, there are other school artifacts amply present in the day-to-day life of the school but that were grasped indirectly, above all by means of abundant iconography related to the school, in collections from the school itself, from public archives (municipal and university) and also from private collections, especially from former students, through which it is possible to relate different school uniforms, connected to the exercise of differentiated school formation, in strict connection with the diverse political-ideological dictates of the time in reference; teaching objects used in the laboratories dedicated to practical classes of Chemistry and Physics; utensils dedicated to sporting practices largely undertaken within the school; musical instruments and uniforms used by the brass band maintained by the school; apparel and decorations used in the graduation dances promoted within the school; apparel used by teachers in daily activity.

Keywords : Institution; School; Material Culture; School Artifacts; Iconography.

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