| dc.description.abstract | This research addresses the know-how of the traditional craft of weaving, covering the
material and symbolic dimension that are established around the craft, such as the
techniques of the way of doing, tradition, memory, identity, belonging and the social
relationships. In this sense, we sought to understand, through an interdisciplinary view,
how that know-how acts as a cultural resource in the processes of empowerment and
resilience of artisans in textile crafts. The case of the embroiderers of the city of Barra
Longa, State of Minas Gerais, was observed, in face of a peculiar context of the
contemporary scenario - the rupture of an ore tailings dam that brought immeasurable
impacts to the affected communities. The study aimed to understand how local
embroiderers have been rebuilding and giving new meaning to traumas, through the
craft of embroidery. The various approaches to the concepts of empowerment and
resilience and their applications in the cultural and social scope were investigated,
contributing to female emancipation and to the improvement of the people' quality of
life, through their culture and community ties. The research also pointed to new
perspectives to expand the safeguard of embroidery as a Cultural Heritage of the city
of Barra Longa, in a participatory process, in which the values of cultural references
are recognized by the community itself, culminating in the proposal of the Intangible
Registration Process and other actions of valorization and diffusion of the cultural
reference. The investigation was based on qualitative research, choosing the case
study of the embroiderers in the city of Barra Longa, through participatory research in
which the researcher was able to intertwine experiences and approach the universe of
knowledge of the artisans. The results indicated the importance of preserving and
valuing the textile craft, since it positively collaborates with the processes of female
empowerment and resilience of the subjects, favoring various social, cultural and
economic aspects, such as the recognition of the holders of know-how, social
cohesion, self-esteem, autonomy, the resignification of traumas and community
awareness, in the formation of subjects as protagonists of their culture. | |
