How to write the present of war? Present time, memory and uses of the past in war writings between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century

• Grant number: 25/00516-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
• Start date: July 01, 2025
• End date: June 30, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - History - Theory and Philosophy of History
• Principal Investigator: Karina Anhezini de Araujo
• Grantee: Gabriel Barbosa da Silva Amorim
• Supervisor: Sergio Campos Matos
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais (FCHS). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Franca. Franca , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
• Associated to the scholarship: 22/16361-1 - How were war histories written? Possible practices and writings for Brazilian military narratives between the end of the 19th century and the mid-20th century, BP.DR

Abstract

The present project, prepared for the Research Internship Abroad, is part of the research entitled "How Were the Stories of Wars Narrated? Practices and Possible Writings in Brazilian Military Narratives Between the Late 19th and Mid-20th Century," which examines various historical writings on the Paraguayan War, the War of Canudos, and the First World War as its central problem and is currently in progress. During the first three semesters of research development, the need to broaden the dialogue on theoretical issues outlined in the original project became evident. Thus, this internship project aims to advance discussions on the present time as a problem for historical writing, memory, and the political uses of the past in collaboration with the Research Group on Uses of the Past, coordinated by Prof. Dr. Sérgio Campos Matos at the History Center of the University of Lisbon.