Ethnographic creations along the São Francisco River: field reencounters and stories toward a riverside anthropology
This article presents stories of lived experiences during the fieldwork of a master’s research project, highlighting how a willingness to dwell in that time, with its unease, doubts, and openings, was essential for transforming and expanding the questions initially planned. The ethnographic experien...
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| description | This article presents stories of lived experiences during the fieldwork of a master’s research project, highlighting how a willingness to dwell in that time, with its unease, doubts, and openings, was essential for transforming and expanding the questions initially planned. The ethnographic experience was deeply shaped by childhood memories, reunions with people and places, and by the sensitive creations of local artists and fishers, such as davi de Jesus do Nascimento and Geraldo Babau. By allowing oneself to be situated by field relations and by the concerns of subjects in riverside worlds, it became possible to slow down analytical expectations and open space for forms of knowledge that escape the logic of neutrality, distance, and presumed rationality. In these stories, the São Francisco River is understood as worlds in constant ethical, aesthetic, and political composition, whose existence challenges colonial projects of occupation and extraction. The article reflects on the connections between researcher and interlocutors, recognizing that their worlds are not identical, but neither are they completely separate. One possibility that emerges from these connections is that of a riverside anthropology, which allows itself to be affected because it is part of the river’s worlds and contributes to the recomposition of threatened existences. Rather than seeking a single form of struggle, the ethnography proposed here values sensitive and plural alliances, in which research is carried out relationally and in motion. |
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| spelling | ojs-article-205522026-07-30T14:51:26Z Ethnographic creations along the São Francisco River: field reencounters and stories toward a riverside anthropology Creaciones etnográficas a la orilla del São Francisco: reencuentros en el campo e historias para una antropología ribereña Criações etnográficas à beira do São Francisco: reencontros em campo e histórias para uma antropologia ribeirinha Souza, Leon Patrick Afonso de Souza, Leon Patrick Afonso de Souza, Leon Patrick Afonso de Etnografia Trabalho de campo Antropologia Ribeirinha Rio São Francisco Etnografía trabajo de campo Antropología Ribereña Río São Francisco Ethnography Fieldwork Riverside Anthropology São Francisco River This article presents stories of lived experiences during the fieldwork of a master’s research project, highlighting how a willingness to dwell in that time, with its unease, doubts, and openings, was essential for transforming and expanding the questions initially planned. The ethnographic experience was deeply shaped by childhood memories, reunions with people and places, and by the sensitive creations of local artists and fishers, such as davi de Jesus do Nascimento and Geraldo Babau. By allowing oneself to be situated by field relations and by the concerns of subjects in riverside worlds, it became possible to slow down analytical expectations and open space for forms of knowledge that escape the logic of neutrality, distance, and presumed rationality. In these stories, the São Francisco River is understood as worlds in constant ethical, aesthetic, and political composition, whose existence challenges colonial projects of occupation and extraction. The article reflects on the connections between researcher and interlocutors, recognizing that their worlds are not identical, but neither are they completely separate. One possibility that emerges from these connections is that of a riverside anthropology, which allows itself to be affected because it is part of the river’s worlds and contributes to the recomposition of threatened existences. Rather than seeking a single form of struggle, the ethnography proposed here values sensitive and plural alliances, in which research is carried out relationally and in motion. Este artículo presenta historias de experiencias vividas durante el trabajo de campo de una investigación de maestría, destacando cómo la disposición para habitar este tiempo con sus inquietudes, dudas y brechas fue esencial para transformar y ampliar las cuestiones inicialmente planteadas. La experiencia etnográfica estuvo profundamente influenciada por recuerdos de la infancia, reencuentros con personas, lugares y las creaciones sensibles de artistas y pescadores locales, como Davi de Jesus do Nascimento y Geraldo Babau. Al permitirse ser situado por las relaciones de campo y las inquietudes de los sujetos en los mundos ribereños, se hizo posible desacelerar las expectativas analíticas y abrir espacio para formas de conocimiento que escapan a la lógica de la neutralidad, el distanciamiento y la supuesta racionalidad. En estas historias, el río São Francisco es narrado como mundos en constante composición ética, estética y política, cuya existencia desafía los proyectos coloniales de ocupación y extracción. El artículo reflexiona sobre las conexiones entre el investigador y los interlocutores, reconociendo que sus mundos no son idénticos, pero tampoco completamente separados. Una de las posibilidades que surge de estas conexiones es la de una antropología ribereña, que se deja afectar porque es parte de los mundos del río y contribuye a la recomposición de existencias amenazadas. En lugar de buscar una única forma de lucha, la etnografía propuesta aquí valora alianzas sensibles y plurales, en las que la investigación se hace en relación y en movimiento. Este artigo apresenta histórias de experiências vividas durante o trabalho de campo da pesquisa de mestrado, destacando como a disposição para habitar esse tempo com suas inquietações, dúvidas e brechas foi essencial para transformar e ampliar as questões inicialmente planejadas. A experiência etnográfica foi profundamente movimentada por memórias de infância, reencontros com pessoas, lugares e pelas criações sensíveis de artistas e pescadores locais, como davi de jesus do nascimento e Geraldo Babau. Ao permitir ser situado pelas relações de campo e pelas inquietações dos sujeitos nos mundos ribeirinhos, tornou-se possível desacelerar expectativas analíticas e abrir espaço para formas de conhecimento que escapam à lógica da neutralidade, do distanciamento e da pretensa racionalidade. Nessas histórias, o rio São Francisco é entendido como mundos em constante composição ética, estética e política, cuja existência desafia os projetos coloniais de ocupação e extração. O artigo reflete sobre conexões entre pesquisador e interlocutores, reconhecendo que seus mundos não são idênticos, mas também não são completamente separados. Uma das possibilidades que emerge dessas conexões é a de uma antropologia ribeirinha, que se deixa afetar poque é parte dos mundos do rio e contribui para a recomposição de existências ameaçadas. Em vez de buscar uma única forma de luta, a etnografia aqui proposta valoriza alianças sensíveis e plurais, nas quais a pesquisa se faz em relação e em movimento. Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2026-05-28 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Texto Text Texto application/pdf https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/maloca/article/view/20552 10.20396/maloca.v8i00.20552 Maloca: Revista de Estudos Indígenas; Vol. 8 (2025): Publicação Contínua ; e025009 Maloca: Revista de Estudos Indígenas; Vol. 8 (2025): Publicação Contínua ; e025009 Maloca: Revista de Estudos Indígenas; v. 8 (2025): Publicação Contínua ; e025009 2675-3111 por https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/maloca/article/view/20552/15046 Brasil; Contempororâneo Brasil; Contempororâneo Brazil, Contemporary Copyright (c) 2025 Leon Patrick Afonso de Souza https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Souza, Leon Patrick Afonso de Souza, Leon Patrick Afonso de Souza, Leon Patrick Afonso de Etnografia Trabalho de campo Antropologia Ribeirinha Rio São Francisco Etnografía trabajo de campo Antropología Ribereña Río São Francisco Ethnography Fieldwork Riverside Anthropology São Francisco River Ethnographic creations along the São Francisco River: field reencounters and stories toward a riverside anthropology |
| title | Ethnographic creations along the São Francisco River: field reencounters and stories toward a riverside anthropology |
| title_full | Ethnographic creations along the São Francisco River: field reencounters and stories toward a riverside anthropology |
| title_fullStr | Ethnographic creations along the São Francisco River: field reencounters and stories toward a riverside anthropology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ethnographic creations along the São Francisco River: field reencounters and stories toward a riverside anthropology |
| title_short | Ethnographic creations along the São Francisco River: field reencounters and stories toward a riverside anthropology |
| title_sort | ethnographic creations along the são francisco river: field reencounters and stories toward a riverside anthropology |
| topic | Etnografia Trabalho de campo Antropologia Ribeirinha Rio São Francisco Etnografía trabajo de campo Antropología Ribereña Río São Francisco Ethnography Fieldwork Riverside Anthropology São Francisco River |
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