The expeditionaries in the Jornal de Assis (1944-1945)

• Grant number: 24/05076-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: June 01, 2024
• End date: December 31, 2024
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - History - History of Brazil
• Principal Investigator: Tania Regina de Luca
• Grantee: Igor Henrique Lenhaverde
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências e Letras (FCL-ASSIS). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Assis. Assis , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The research focuses on the study of soldiers who left the city of Assis, SP, in 1944 to join the Brazilian Expeditionary Force (FEB) and returned in 1945. The primary source is the Jornal de Assis, which was the only newspaper in circulation in the city, published weekly. The aim is to track how, throughout the years of 1944 and 1945, the publication reported on events related to the war and to determine the degree of attention the individuals who went to fight in Europe received from the publication. Preliminary investigation has indicated that the return of the soldiers was surrounded by celebratory events, the most significant of which was the movement around the construction of a commemorative monument, which occupies a prominent place in a square located in the city center. In addition to the weekly newspaper, there are memorial works referring to the events. Given that some of the descendants reside in Assis, it is expected that contacting these families may provide documents such as photographs and any preserved letters.