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Clio’s (mis)adventures with Hermes, Hestia, and Hephaestus

Authors

  • Luís  Ferla UNIFESP - Guarulhos
  • Rafael Laguardia Universidade Salgado de Oliveira
  • Jeffrey Lesser Emory University
  • Andrew G. Britt University of North Carolina
  • Thomas D. Rogers Emory University
  • Fernando Atique UNIFESP - Guarulhos
  • Karla Donato Fook INPE
  • Nandamudi Vijaykumar INPE
  • Daniela Leal Musa UNIFESP
  • Luciana Rebelo IFSP
  • Aracele Torres UNIFESP
  • Ana Maria Alves Barbour UNIFESP
  • Rodrigo Monteiro Mariano INPE
  • Gabriel Sansigolo INPE
  • Orlando Guarnier Farias UNIFESP
  • Monaliza Caetano dos Santos UNIFESP
  • Carolina Ressureição UNIFESP
  • Luanna Nascimento UNIFESP
  • Cintia Almeida UNIFESP
  • Vitória Martins Fontes da Silva UNIFESP
  • Raphael Augusto O. Silva UNIVESP
  • Ariana Marco UNIFESP
  • Gabriel dos Reis Morais IFBA
  • Ângela Pereira UNIFESP
  • Tamires P. Camargo UNIFESP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_historiografias/hrht.10035

Abstract

This article shall reflect on how emerging technologies and the so-called “spatial turn” impact the historian’s craft. Looking at the past, the authors identify historical antecedents of both tendencies in the second generation of the Annales School. Eyeing the present and the future, the authors advance the concept of “border space” as an analytical tool to illuminate characteristics and trends in the digitized production of knowledge about the past. The article argues that some of the key values that characterize this border space – open-source scholarship, horizontal collaboration, and the free circulation of knowledge – can stimulate more democratic methods of producing historical scholarship.

Keywords

Digital humanities, digital history, Annales School, historiographical culture

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Author Biographies

Luís  Ferla, UNIFESP - Guarulhos

Graduate at História from Universidade de São Paulo (1998), graduate at Engenharia Química from Universidade Federal do Paraná (1986) and PhD at History from Universidade de São Paulo (2005). He has experience in History, focusing on Modern History and Contemporary, acting on the following subjects: history of science, history of medicine, history of the body, “era vargas” and antropologia criminal.

Rafael Laguardia, Universidade Salgado de Oliveira

Degree in History from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (2008), a Master’s in History from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (2011), and a PhD in History from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (2015). In 2013, he completed a doctoral internship at Stanford University (USA). He was a professor at the Department of History at the State University of Minas Gerais (2017-2018). He concluded, in 2021, a Post-doctorate with a FAPESP scholarship (Process: 19/19112-0) at the Federal University of São Paulo. He is currently a professor at the Graduate Program in History at the Salgado de Oliveira University – Niterói/RJ (https://ppghistoria.universo.edu.br/). He has experience in the field of History, with an emphasis on Contemporary History, working mainly on the following topics: economy, roads and borders, rural modules and urban areas. In his research, he makes methodological use of georeferencing information from historical sources, spatial history, historical GIS and regional history.

Jeffrey Lesser , Emory University

I am the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Brazilian Studies and a History Department faculty member at Emory University in Atlanta (USA). I was named the first full-time faculty director of the Halle Institute for Global Research in 2017. I have been a visiting professor at the University of São Paulo’s Institute for Advanced Studies since 2015. In my current research on health, immigration, and the built environment I engage with researchers, health professionals, and patients. For the last four years I have been conducting archival research and observing Dr. Fernando Cosentino’s medical team at the Bom Retiro Basic Health Clinic in São Paulo, Brazil. This clinic is part of the Brazilian National Health Service, known as SUS.

Andrew G. Britt , University of North Carolina

I am a historian of contemporary Latin America and a digital scholarship developer with a national focus on Brazil. I work as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Liberal Arts at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (USA). My research is based in the city of São Paulo, Brazil – a frenetic, magnetic metropolis of more than 20 million. I com-pleted my PhD at Emory University in 2018, which was awarded honorable mention for Best Dissertation in the Humanities (Antonio Candido Prize) by the Latin American Stud-ies Association Brazil Section. I am currently revising the thesis into a book, titled The Paradoxes of Ethnoracial Space in São Paulo, 1930s-1980s. In my digital humanities work I am interested in the intersection of spatial computing and history, especially aug-mented reality and collaborative mapping projects that advance racial equity throughout the Americas. In 2022, I was awarded a Project Development Grant from the American Council of Learned Societies. In the same year I served as a dramaturg for Marina Zurita’s production Mother Tongue, which chronicled the lives of waste pickers in São Paulo.

Thomas D. Rogers , Emory University

Associate Professor (B.A., Williams College; Ph.D., Duke University). Modern Latin American history, especially Brazil; labor and environmental history; Afro-Latin Ameri-can history. I am interested in the patterns of mutual dependency and influence that devel-op between societies and their environments. My current book project, Agriculture’s En-ergy: Development and Hunger During Brazil’s Ethanol Boom, examines 20th century agricultural modernization. I use a singular Brazilian initiative from 1975 – the National Alcohol Program – as a vehicle to explore the mechanics of development and the role of agriculture in the military dictatorship’s planning. Taking this angle, I revisit persistent questions in recent Brazilian history: How and where did “modernization” take place? How did agricultural change contribute to broad patterns of regional differentiation? How can we understand the bureaucratic and environmental consequences of a major agricul-tural program being simultaneously a major energy program? How does this experience affect the standard narrative of the Green Revolution? In addition to its political, bureau-cratic, and environmental impacts, the ethanol boom reshaped patterns of agricultural la-bor.

Fernando Atique , UNIFESP - Guarulhos

Associate Professor III, at the History Department at Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the area of History, Space and Built Heritage. He is an architect and urban planner (1999), with a master (2002) and a doctor degree (2007) from the University of São Paulo (USP). He was a researcher (Visiting Scholar), with a CAPES scholarship, at the University of Pennsylva-nia-Penn (USA, 2006). He was a postdoctoral fellow in History, with a FAPESP grant, by the History Department of New York University-NYU (USA, 2016). He is a founding member of the Ibero-American Association of Urban History-AIHU. He is also a member of ICOMOS-Brasil. He coordinates the CAPPH-City, Architecture and Preservation in Historical Perspective Research Group. http://capph.sites.unifesp.br/. He was one of the editors of Thésis, a magazine of ANPARQ-National Association of Graduate Studies and Research in Architecture and Urbanism (in 2020 and 2021). He is currently Adjunct Dean of Graduate Studies and Research at UNIFESP. He was also a member of CON-DEPHAAT, as a representative of the IAB-SP (2021-2022). He was collaborator of the Executive Secretary of the DOCOMOMO São Paulo Nucleus. He is, also granted as Fel-low (level 2) of the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Devel-opment (CNPq), since 2018.

Karla Donato Fook, INPE

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Maranhão (1995), Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Maranhão (2001) and Ph.D. in Applied Computing from the National Institute for Space Research (2009). She is currently an associate professor at the Technological Institute of Aero-nautics. He has experience in the area of Computer Science, working mainly in GeoIn-formation and Software Engineering.

Nandamudi Vijaykumar , INPE

Bachelor’s degree in Computing Technology from Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (1978), Master’s Degree in Applied Computing from Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Es-paciais (1984) and Ph.D. Participated in the Postdoctoral program at University College Cork (UCC) at the Coastal and Marine Research Center (CMRC), University College Cork (UCC), Cork, Ireland in the area of Computational Modeling of the Coastal Envi-ronment. The Post-Doc program was funded by the European Union. He retired in May 2017, fearing that the Social Security Reform would jeopardize the benefits acquired. He maintains a bond as a Volunteer Research Collaborator at the Associated Laboratory of Computing and Applied Mathematics (LAC) of the National Institute for Space Research (INPE). He has experience in the area of Computer Science, with emphasis on Perfor-mance Evaluation, Software Testing with Formal Specification, Time Series Analysis and Computational Modeling of the Coastal Environment. From July 2019 to June 2021, he served as Visiting Associate Professor at UNIFESP (Federal University of São Paulo) in São José dos Campos at the Institute of Science and Technology. He is a Permanent Lec-turer in the Graduate Programs in Applied Computing (CAP) at INPE and Computer Sci-ence at Unifesp

Daniela Leal Musa , UNIFESP

Graduate at Bacharel em Informática from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (1995), Master’s at Computer Science from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2001) and PhD. at Computer Science from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2006). Has experience in Computer Science, focusing on Computer Science, acting on the following subjects: distance learning, schema matching, database performance, web service and text mining.

 

Luciana Rebelo , IFSP

PhD in Applied Computing from INPE - National Institute for Space Research (2015), Master in Electronic Engineering and Computing from ITA - Technological Institute of Aeronautics (2009), and Bachelor of Information Systems from UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2001). She is currently a professor at Federal Institute for Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo, Jacareí campus. Her current research involves studying techniques \ methods that maximize finding in software systems defects. She also works with the use of machine learning applied to the interpretation of the Brazilian Signal Language (LIBRAS). In addition, she has investigated techniques that characterize the evolution of patients with spine pain, seeking to find predictors that enable the development of more efficient treatment plans. Her areas of interest include Software Engineering, Software Verification and Validation, Assistive Technology, and Artificial Intelligence

Aracele Torres , UNIFESP

PhD in Social History from the University of São Paulo (USP), having developed research on the ideology of the free and open internet and its implications in the debate on internet governance, especially on net neutrality. She was a Fulbright sandwich doctorate fellow during the 2017-2018 period, having developed part of her research at The University of Vermont in the United States. She also holds a Master’s degree from the University of São Paulo, and defended her dissertation on the history of the free software movement. She holds a degree in History from the Federal University of Piauí (UFPI). She works in the areas of History of Science and Technology and Digital Humanities and has as main research interests the themes: history of Free Software, internet governance, ideologies and utopias around digital technologies and electronic democracy. She is the author of the book “The technoutopia of free software: A history of the technical and political project of GNU”, which tells the story of the free software movement and its adoption as a utopia for some social groups.Currently works as a researcher at lab.hum (Digital Humanities Laboratory) and Hímaco ((History, Maps and Computers) group at the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp), Guarulhos Campus.

 

Ana Maria Alves Barbour, UNIFESP

Studying for a doctorate in History and Foundations of Architecture and Urbanism at FAU-USP. She is a Master in History at Unifesp (2018-2021). She graduated in History at the University of São Paulo (2009) and in Social Communication - Journalism at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (2003). She has experience in Communica-tion, with emphasis in Journalism and Publishing, and in History, with emphasis in Urban History, Land History and Contemporary History.

 

Rodrigo Monteiro Mariano, INPE

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Analysis and Development by FATEC Prof. Jessen Vidal and Master in Applied Computing (CAP) by the National Institute for Space Research (INPE).
 He currently works at Datainfo, an INPE outsourced company. He is the responsible developer for the new INPE satellite image catalog http://www2.dgi.inpe.br/catalogo/explore; and member and responsible developer of the Pauliceia 2.0 project: Collaborative Mapping of the History of São Paulo (1870-1940) http://www.pauliceia.dpi.inpe.br.
He has experience in the area of ​​software development, especially web systems and geographic data management.
Specific knowledge:
- languages: Python (Flask, Tornado, Dash and Celery); JavaScript (Vue.js and AngularJS) and HTML/CSS;
- database: Post-greSQL, MySQL and MongoDB;
- geocomputing: PostGIS, Leaflet, OpenLayers, GeoServer, GeoJSON, STAC (SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog) and VGI (Volunteered Geographic Information);
- tools: Git, Docker, Nginx and Pyenv.

 

Gabriel Sansigolo, INPE

Technician in Computing with emphasis on Web Design and Technologist in System Analysis and Development with MSc in Applied Computing by the National Institute for Space Research (INPE). Has experience in Computer Science, focusing on Geoinformatics, Frond-end and Back-End. Currently is developer on the Brazil Data Cube Project.

 

Orlando Guarnier Farias , UNIFESP

Master in History from the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Guarulhos campus, in 2021 with the Dissertation entitled "Anhangabaú off the map: the change in the water supply vector in São Paulo and its impacts on social life in the city ( 1830-1940)". He also graduated in History (Bachelor and Licentiate. With Emphasis in Heritage Certification) from UNIFESP in 2017. He was a FAPESP TT2 scholarship holder between 2013 and 2015 by the Hímaco Group (History, Maps and Computers) of UNIFESP, of which he is still part of the current project FAPESP: Pauliceia 2.0.

Monaliza Caetano dos Santos , UNIFESP

Master’s degree in the Graduate Program in History at the Federal University of São Pau-lo. Develops research entitled “The Russians Are Coming”: cinema and censorship in East Germany, financed by the institution FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo). The research emphasizes the revolting and cultural movements in the German Democratic Republic in the sixties, with emphasis on censored films and comparative cinema. Graduated in History from the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) and member of the Hímaco - História, Mapas e Controles group, where she produced Scientific Initiation research, funded by CNPq, regarding the cartographic base used in the project “Paulicéia 2.0: a space platform -temporal for Digital Humanities”.

 

Carolina Ressureição , UNIFESP

Historian graduated from FFLCH-USP. Master's student in Social History at UNIFESP. Researcher in the HIMACO group (History, Maps and Computers). Educator in formal and non-formal spaces with experience in History, Contemporary Art, Art Education, Heritage Education and Book Publishing. He has worked in public and private schools, at the São Paulo Art Biennial, SESC, FIESP, Contracurrent Publisher and São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra Foundation. He mediated debates at Itaú Cultural, Oficina de Cultu-ra Oswald Andrade, MASP and other alternative spaces. Author of zine and essays on gender and politics. Technique in the Paths and Memories project. Co-founder of História da Disputa, Disputa da História, a project with an emphasis on Urban History, working mainly on the following themes: memory, History of the Defeated, history of São Paulo, education and autonomy.

Luanna Nascimento , UNIFESP

History student at the Federal University of São Paulo where she is a member of HIMA-CO (History, Maps and Computers) research team.

 

Cintia Almeida, UNIFESP

Graduated in History from the Federal University of São Paulo (2021). His line of research is the History of the city of São Paulo and the use of geotechnologies in the development of historical investigations. Since 2017 he has been part of the Hímaco Group (Unifesp) - História, Mapas e Controles and since 2019 of the Lesser Reaserch Collective Group (Emory University).

Vitória Martins Fontes da Silva , UNIFESP

I have research experience, with an emphasis on Urban History, Worker History and Digital Humanities. Currently, I work with two delimited research fronts in the city of São Paulo, with different themes and periods: the first, from 1870 to 1940 on its modernization process for the creation, feeding and improvement of the digital platform Pauliceia 2.0: collaborative mapping of the city of São Paulo (1870-1940); and the second, on the trajectory of peripheral workers in the southern part of the city during the 1970s and 1980s, in the midst of the Brazilian civil-military dictatorship.

 

Raphael Augusto O. Silva , UNIVESP

Graduation at Segurança da Informação by Universidade Nove de Julho (2019) and graduation at História by Universidade Federal de São Paulo (2019). Has experience in the area of History.

Gabriel dos Reis Morais , IFBA

Has experience in Computer Science.

 

Ângela Pereira , UNIFESP

Graduated in Artistic Education from the Federal University of Piauí (2012). Currently it is UX/UI - MJV technology and innovation. He has experience in the area of ​​Information Science, with emphasis on Information Architecture.

 

Tamires P. Camargo , UNIFESP

History student - Bachelor, at the EFLCH - UNIFESP campus. Participant of the HÍMACO group (History Maps and Computers) since 2020-current, being PIBIC scholarship holder by the group since 2020-current, with the project of Spatial Expansion of the Area covered by the Paulicéia Platform 2.0. Participant of the Center for Teaching and Research in Archaeology and Forensic Anthropology since 2019-current. Experience in history with an emphasis on Contemporary History.

Published

2023-12-29

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How to Cite

Ferla, L., Laguardia, R. ., Lesser , J. ., Britt , A. G. ., Rogers , T. D. ., Atique , F. ., Donato Fook, K. ., Vijaykumar , N. ., Leal Musa , D. ., Rebelo , L. ., Torres , A. ., Alves Barbour, A. M. . ., Monteiro Mariano, R. ., Sansigolo, G. ., Guarnier Farias , O., Caetano dos Santos , M. ., Ressureição , C. ., Nascimento , L. ., Almeida, C. ., Martins Fontes da Silva , V. ., Silva , R. A. O. ., Marco , A. ., dos Reis Morais , G. ., Pereira , Ângela ., & Camargo , T. P. . (2023). Clio’s (mis)adventures with Hermes, Hestia, and Hephaestus. Historiografías, 6–26. https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_historiografias/hrht.10035

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