Sobral and industrial heritage: other looks, other memories, other stories

Authors

Telma Bessa Sales
Acaraú Valley State University (UVA)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3459-0665
Sophia Agata
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35260/54212212-2025

Keywords:

Industrial heritage - Sobral, Industrial architecture, Urban development, Local historiography

Synopsis

This is a book to be read and enjoyed. Yes, knowledge and taste go hand in hand, in the pleasure of reading! The narrative pages and photographs present the city of Sobral in various circumstances of its social reality, such as: cultural events, work in factories, festivities. It is important to learn about the history of Sobral through the experiences of its inhabitants, especially the experiences of former workers of the Ernesto Deocleciano Spinning and Weaving Company (CFTED).
Sobral is a medium-sized city located 225 km from Fortaleza/Ceará. Part of its urban center has been listed by IPHAN as a National Historic Heritage site since 1999. The record of local history can be seen beyond architectural buildings and be composed of the experiences and social practices of its residents, because we know that history is plural and the oral accounts of the life experiences of ordinary people show that there are not only versions of kings, queens, politicians and heroes.            

Chapters

  • Preface
  • Part I - A Tour of the Textile Factory
  • Part II - Sobral transforming itself
  • Workers at the Sobral Textile Factory – Many stories and other memories
  • Talking about industrial heritage
  • Living Portugal beyond the academic walls:
    a transformative experience
  • Industrial heritage:
    words, images and practices
  • TCC’s about Industrial Heritage – History Department – ​​UVA
  • Afterword

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Author Biographies

Telma Bessa Sales, Acaraú Valley State University (UVA)
She holds a degree in History from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (1997), a master's degree (2000) and a doctorate (2006) in History from the same institution, and a post-doctorate from the University of Évora, Portugal (2015). She has experience in the area of ​​History, with an emphasis on Social History, working mainly on the following themes: Brazil, social experiences, memory, culture, oral history, productive restructuring and industrial heritage. She did an internship at La Sapienza University (Rome) under the supervision of Professor Alessandro Portelli. She is a member of the International Council of Monuments and Sites in Ceará (ICOMOS-CE), of the Municipal Heritage Council of Sobral, of the National History Association (ANPUH), a member of the Brazilian Oral History Association and an associate professor of the History course at the Vale do Acaraú State University (UVA) since 2011.            
Sophia Agata
Undergraduate in History from the Vale do Acaraú State University. Scientific Initiation and Extension Scholarship. Researcher of oral history, Industrial, Material and Cultural Heritage. Director of the documentary “Olhares Plurais em Jijoca de Jericoacoara”. Member of the oral history study group, registered with the CNPq. She worked on the organization of the Exhibition Daily Experiences in Times of Pandemic, held at the Memorial da Educação Superior de Sobral.            
Capa Sobral e patrimônio industrial

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April 1, 2025

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