Nomination: Ana Utsch Terra – UFMG School of Fine Arts
Period: October 21st to 27th, 2024
Professor emeritus at the Collège de France, historian linked to the tradition of the École des Annales, and currently a visiting professor at the University of Pennsylvania (USA), Roger Chartier worked for decades at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in France. His work – which directly contributed to the consolidation of the field of Cultural History – marked the formation of more than a generation of historians and scholars of cultural practices and, especially, of the world of books, publishing and reading. Roger Chartier, who collects distinctions and prizes awarded by prestigious institutions around the world, such as, for example, the Prix Gobert, still in 1992, maintains a long dialogue with the research developed in Brazil, through numerous and frequent publications and the realization courses and lectures at different institutions. His seminars at EHESS and the Collège de France, true spaces of knowledge, have become, over the decades, a meeting point for researchers from all over the world. Among his most recent publications in Brazil are: Editing and translating. Mobility and materiality of texts – 16th-18th centuries (Unesp, 2023) and Maps and fictions, 16th to 18th centuries (Unesp, 2024).