Abstract

PINTASSILGO, Joaquim  and  COSTA, Rui Afonso da. Death and civic pedagogy in the portuguese republican context: the funerals of “prominent dead” in the early decades of the XXth century. Cad. Hist. Educ. [online]. 2018, vol.17, n.1, pp.198-212. ISSN 1982-7806.  https://doi.org/10.14393/che-v17n1-2018-12.

This text has the purpose to reflect upon the pedagogical and civic use of the funeral ceremonies of distinguished citizens during the Portuguese republican period (1910-1926). The civic cult of the dead emerged in connection with the affirmation of the new Nation-states and, particularly, with the reinvention of collective memories, indispensable both for its validation and for its future. The “great dead”, subject to civic consecration, went through a process of idealization that overlooked their flaws and emphasized their virtues. From then on, they were an example for the rest of the community. The way the ceremonies were organized and choreographed gave emphasis to their pedagogical potential. We chose the examples of Guerra Junqueiro, a poet, and Sacadura Cabral, a military airman, and we selected three of the most important newspapers of the time: O Século, Diário de Notícias and O Mundo.

Keywords : Civic Pedagogy; Cult of the Dead; Memory.

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