O Cineteatro territorial de Macapá e a criação de uma política cultural janarista

Abstract

This doctoral research, developed in the Graduate Program in Arts at the Federal University of Pará, under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Bene Martins, conducted a study on socio-politicalcultural contexts engendered from the establishment of the Federal Territory of Amapá (TFA), focusing on Cineteatro Territorial de Macapá, between the years 1944 and 1949. The research, entitled: O Cineteatro Territorial of Macapá and the Creation of a Janarist Cultural Policy. The objectives are to highlight and reflect on the creation of a cultural policy, disseminated by Governor Captain Janary Gentil Nunes and its possible influences on the process of Amapá identity formation. This research is justified by the lack of works that address the theme and the need for more in-depth approaches to the artistic, cultural and theatrical memory of Amapa and its social and political contexts, which may have influenced its identity and cultural formation, in addition to contributing to , as a theoretical and critical contribution to future research, enabling conditions for the growth of Theater in/from the North and in/from Brazil. The central point of the study is the artistic and cultural movement provided (or not) by Cineteatro Territorial de Macapá, official space for political and cultural diffusion of TFA. In the construction process of this research, according to the proposed objectives, the formation of the TFA is investigated, since its fragmentation in the state of Pará (1943), the choice of the territorial capital and the Jornal Amapá, as a documentary source, the inauguration of the Cineteatro Territorial de Macapá (1944) and its political-cultural activities, the creation of a janarist cultural policy and the possible dialogue with the cultural movement of amapa. The study joins the line of research: Memories, histories and education in the arts, of the Graduate Program in Arts (PPGARTES-UFPA). The supporting methodologies are those of the artisticcultural field, cultural studies, in dialogue with other references, based on a qualitative analysis of the sources. Initially with a systematic reading of bibliographies on cultural policy, theatrical and audiovisual contexts established between 1944 and 1949. The consulted materials are from films, shows, artists and theatrical companies registered in Macapá-AP. It is characterized as documentary research, as it prioritizes the survey and analysis of sources that allow the interpretation of official bodies and documents, such as the Jornal Amapá and the Report of Activities of the Government of the Federal Territory of Amapá.