Science and technology in debate: an analysis of Roda Viva\'s interviews, by TV Cultura network (1986-2006)

Author(s)

Livia Maria Botin

• Document type: Doctoral Thesis
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD)
• Defense date: 2016-05-05

Examining board members

Gildo Magalhães dos Santos Filho; Germana Fernandes Barata; Maria Amelia Mascarenhas Dantes; Laurindo Leal Filho; Marko Synesio Alves Monteiro

• Advisor: Gildo Magalhães dos Santos Filho

Abstract

This study examined how the talk show Roda Viva, produced by the television network TV Cultura, had discussed and publicized issues that are related to science and technology in the last decades of the twentieth century (1986-2006). The hypothesis of this thesis states that the images of scientific activity transmitted by the TV show reflect mostly TV Cultura own pedagogical and political project as well as the expectations of São Paulo intellectual elites who worked at this institution during the covered period. In addition, we analyzed how these interviews influenced the construction of multiple views on science in Brazil. The sources used to support this research consist of three major documentary sets: 1) interviews with public people and politicians who are important to S&T areas in Brazil and members of the scientific community; 2) Padre Anchieta Foundation Statutes and reports referring to TV Cultura; and finally, 3) interviews with members of Roda Viva production staff. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 12/18237-4 - "Roda Viva" television program (TV Cultura): science and technology under debate (1986-2006)
• Grantee: Livia Maria Botin
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate