Entre fios e saberes: “História e memória no prédio da antiga Fábrica de Tecidos Rio Anil e as escolas CINTRA e IEMA”

Abstract

This study analyzes the historical trajectory of the building of the former Fábrica de Tecidos Rio Anil and the schools Centro Integrado Rio Anil/Cintra and IEMA Rio Anil, in order to better understand their uses over time, in addition to the various symbolic representations, considering the aspects socio-cultural related to material and intangible heritage. Considering especially the period that spans from the operation of the old CINTRA school (Centro Integrado Rio Anil) to the IEMA school, we highlight the importance of the school as an institution for preserving the history of our city as a local heritage of memory for the community as a whole: teachers; students who graduated there (and still studied there); collaborators; communities in the Anil neighborhood and surrounding areas, etc. To this end, the methodology used was a triangulation of methods containing: a) a review of scientific literature; b) historical documentary analysis and; c) testimonies from relevant agents. Our time frame (1893-1959- 2019) consists of the importance of the periods investigated, and also because one of the sources is oral history and its subjects participating in society. The theoretical references are the concepts of oral history (Alberti, 1996), place of memory (Nora, 1993), collective memory (Halbwachs, 2006), memory and culture (Le Goff, 1999), memory and identity (Pollak, 1989).