The lexicon on the Revolution: a conceptual history analysis of the Gazeta da Restauração (1641-1647) and Mercurio Portuguez (1663-1666).

• Grant number: 24/12284-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: July 01, 2025
• End date: June 30, 2027
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - History - Modern and Contemporary History
• Principal Investigator: Luis Filipe Silverio Lima
• Grantee: Luan de Oliveira Vieira
• Host Institution: Escola de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (EFLCH). Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Campus Guarulhos. Guarulhos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This master's project aims to research the political vocabulary used in the Gazeta da Restauração (1641-1647) and Mercurio Portuguez (1663-1666), focusing on revolts, rebellions, insurrections, uprisings and what we understand today as revolutions. Therefore, we aim to investigate how acts of political rupture are reported in these periodicals, seeking to map their semantic field during the Restoration Wars and the efforts to reestablish a Portuguese dynasty. The question is whether it would be possible to identify the emergence of a lexicon on the Revolution through the analysis of the semantic field used in Gazeta and Mercúrio. This research is based on the Conceptual History methodology, which will serve as an instrument for reflecting upon the relationship between language and historical facts.