A história social sul-africana dos anos 1980 e a obra de E. P. Thompson: o caso do Wits History Workshop

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https://doi.org/10.5007/1984-9222.2021.e81103

Resumo

O artigo analisa a história social sul-africana dos anos 1980, centrando-se na produção do Wits History Workshop (WHW), instituição amplamente reconhecida como o principal polo produtor e difusor da nova abordagem historiográfica no país. Além de ressaltar as condições de emergência, as principais temáticas e os eixos analíticos recorrentes da história social sul-africana dos anos 1980, o artigo destaca, também, a centralidade da obra de E. P. Thompson nessa produção, particularmente naquela vinculada ao WHW.

Biografia do Autor

Francisco Macedo, Instituto Federal Minas Gerais (IFMG) - Campus Santa Luzia

Doutor em História pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Professor do Instituto Federal de Minas Gerais (IFMG) – Campus Santa Luzia.

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2021-06-23

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MACEDO, Francisco Barbosa. A história social sul-africana dos anos 1980 e a obra de E. P. Thompson: o caso do Wits History Workshop. Revista Mundos do Trabalho, Florianópolis, v. 13, p. 1–23, 2021. DOI: 10.5007/1984-9222.2021.e81103. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/mundosdotrabalho/article/view/81103. Acesso em: 28 mar. 2024.

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