Ciência, comunicação e meio ambiente: processos comunicacionais e estratégias de socialização do conhecimento no projeto Espaço ITEC Cidadão na UFPA

Abstract

The interaction between science and society through initiatives of socialization of knowledge has been intensely developed since the 18th century. However, in a scenario of paradigmatic transformations in science, these actions are reconfigured from the influence of several factors, such as criticism of the principles of modernity, the appreciation of different social groups, their knowledge and their cultures, and the strengthening of the communication field. This research starts from the understanding of these phenomena to discuss the interrelation between science, communication and environment to investigate the role of environmental communication in an extensionist action called Espaço ITEC Cidadão, held in the Camillo Vianna and Benito Calzavara woods, located on the Guamá campus of the Federal University of Pará. The main thread is the notion of public communication of science applied to environmental issues, which, in our view, dialogues with the critical debate on the strategies of domination and coloniality, in which science and communication are involved. The exploratory research uses secondary source information about the activities carried out in the Espaço ITEC Cidadão over 15 months and published in the project's profile on the social network Instagram. In addition, the research is supported by an interview, data collection in records of the activities and other materials that reference the project's performance in order to understand the dynamics of interaction between the three fields in this case. The results indicate that there is an interface between science, communication and environment verified by the parallels existing between the different perspectives and models proposed in each area. In the case of the Espaço ITEC Cidadão, this manifests itself in the way the project articulates conceptions of instrumental content to the promotion of a broad debate about sustainability, encompassing the idea of resistance, collectivity and solidarity, for example. Thus, it is evident the tensions and negotiations existing in this relationship, as well as its reflection on the debate abourt social role of knowledge and universities.