Feirantes e narrativas de identificação com o Lugar-Feira em Delmiro Gouveia – AL: estratégias socioeconômicas e culturais de sobrevivência

Abstract

The knowledge of the identification of subjects with a geographical Place presupposes the knowledge of some elementary notions. The need to interpret phenomena linked to the processes of construction of meaning of man with his lived environment requires the active and indispensable participation of Geography, since its main objective as a science concerns the study of the inseparable interaction between society and nature. The general objective of this work is to understand how market vendors produce narratives linked to local strategies of survival and social participation towards the identification with the marketplace in the city of Delmiro Gouveia, Alagoas. In order to elaborate this work we used field research to obtain photographic records. Together with this, we applied questionnaires and interviews seeking to prioritize the qualitative methodology. We also carried out bibliographic research that subsidized the theoretical and methodological elaboration and organization. We prioritized qualitative and field research because we believe that through such methodologies we were able to reach a higher level of detailing regarding the information collected. Besides, we believe that in order to understand something it is necessary to first experience, experiment, and observe só that we can later draw possible lines and interpretations about certain phenomena. Furthermore, graphs, tables, and charts were organized with the objective of demonstrating some of the contexts experienced at the Lugar-Feira. It should be emphasized that we understand that the fair is an extremely rich universe and that it could not be presented ipsis litteris in its form, content, and essence. This work is an effort in an attempt to interpret and understand a little about this theme, given the natural gaps in a work of initiation to scientific research.