Jesuit missions as system

Author(s)

Sandra Schmitt Soster

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: São Carlos.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos (EESC/SBD)
• Defense date: 2014-04-24

Examining board members

Anja Pratschke; Maria Angela Pereira de Castro e Silva Bortolucci; Luiz Antonio Bolcato Custodio

• Advisor: Anja Pratschke

Abstract

Taking as a study case the old set called Thirty Missions of the Guarani, which comprises part of the territories of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, this research believes that a look based on complex thinking is necessary to observe it as a historical-typological system and to understand the relevance of what may be called missionary heritage preservation system, which involves tangible and intangible heritage of this unique culture and also the performed interactions between several agents involved in its preservation: researchers, responsible agencies, tourism guides and community. Given the current communicational and technological scenery of the 21st century, this research seeks theoretical foundation to emphasize the need to create and implement digital tools that not only help registry, preservation and diffusion of this heritage, but also potentiate the interactions between the agents involved, so the system can work more efficiently and stay alive, fulfilling its social function as support for memory and identity of a local culture and a glocal social reflection. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/04387-1 - Jesuit Missions and digital media: Networking Memory and knowledge
• Grantee: Sandra Schmitt Soster
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master