With a long trajectory of bonds with IFCH, Angela de Castro Gomes is interviewed by the UFRGS website

The UFRGS website published an interview with historian Angela Maria de Castro Gomes at the time of the title of Doctor Honoris causa, which will be held on Wednesday, April 10, at 10:30 am, in the Council of the Council (Rectory, Centro Campus). The tribute was proposed by the IFCH History Department and unanimously approved by the University Council.

In the interview, Angela talks about the bonds she has maintained with the IFCH since the 1980s, when she participated in an event about the 1930 Revolution promoted by the Department of History, with later publication by the Dean of Extension. Over the following decades, he collaborated with master's, doctoral stakeholders and contests, published articles in the 90s magazine and organized, with Professor Benito Bissa Schmidt, the book Memories and Narratives (Auto) Biographical, released in co -edition by UFRGS publisher and FGV.

Emerite teacher at CPDOC-FGV and Unirio, Angela is a reference in studies on the history of work, intellectuals, historiography and oral history. In the interview, she comments on the ways of her research, highlights the importance of memorial sources for historiographical practice and reflects on the contemporary challenges of democracy. “Democracy is not for free. Demand struggle and incessant defense on the part of institutions and citizens,” he says.