História, memória e representação da ditadura militar: uma análise das narrativas em "Ainda estou aqui" e "O que é isso, companheiro?"

Abstract

This final course project aims to analyze how different narratives demonstrate the collective perception of a specific event – the Brazilian Military Dictatorship (1964–1985) – in different contexts, thus constructing different narratives. To demonstrate this distortion, the works Ainda Estou Aqui and O Que É Isso, Companheiro? are used, employing the analysis of these works as the methodology. The objective was to examine the link between history and memory, analyzing how different periods represent the same event, demonstrating how this record is marked by forgetting, distorted interpretations, and the political use of the past. The final objective is to analyze, highlight, and demonstrate the crucial role of the historian in contesting distorted versions and maintaining a democratic public memory.