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Epistemic virtues in the Brazilian historiography (1980-1990)

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Author(s):
João Rodolfo Munhoz Ohara
Total Authors: 1
Document type: Doctoral Thesis
Press: Assis. 2017-05-30.
Institution: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Faculdade de Ciências e Letras. Assis
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Advisor: Hélio Rebello Cardoso Júnior
Abstract

This dissertation aims at mapping the use of epistemic virtues and scholarly personae as means of defining what it means to be a historian in Brazil, from 1980 to 1990. The main sources of this work are book reviews, review essays, obituaries and homage pieces published in Brazilian academic journals in the selected period. It has been shown that the concepts of epistemic virtue and scholarly persona are capable of being used in a context far removed from its previous usages. Regarding Brazilian historiography, this dissertation shows that from the foundations of the "archival historian" one could find many diverse models of scholarly selfhood (personae) in relation to which Brazilian historians positioned themselves to be recognized as proper historians. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/16289-0 - Constitution and configuration of epistemic virtues in Brazilian historiography (1980-1990)
Grantee:João Rodolfo Munhoz Ohara
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate