Cartography of the territorialities and spatialities via oral history: challenges and methodological strategies

Abstract

This paper proposes methodological strategies and the operationalization of a cartography of the territorialities through the reorganization of circuits and spatial practices in constitution of the subjects from the perspective of oral history, the organization of cartographies, and photography to expand narratives. Initially, we aim to describe the conceptual grounds that permeate this research. Authors like Bosi (2006), Meihy (2005), Simmel (1971), Magnani (2014), and Certeau (1994) structure how to (re)organize students’ sociabilities, circuits, and spatial practices. The cartographies follow Martín-Barbero’s (2002) premises. Our content analyses were made through Miles, Huberman, and Saldaña’s (2014) thematic coding, as well as the use of images according to theoreticians like Bourdieu (2003) and Martins (2008). Finally, we tell a few real-life stories in order to clarify how people go about their circulations and spaces during their upbringing.