Cultural heritage and collective memory in Altamira-PA

Abstract

Cultural heritage is a device linked to the history and memory of a group/community. It is an object that emerges from disputes of knowledge and powers, within a territory. Considering that this device has been little visible in view of the issues raised by the construction of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Power Plant in Altamira-Pará, this research aimed to question the current dynamics between collective memory and cultural heritage in this city. This is a documentary research with Foucault’s theoretical and methodological framework. Six semi-structured interviews were conducted, questioning the relationship of the subjects with the patrimonial device. The discursive materials produced were analyzed based on archeogenealogy. The results refer to the literature on cultural heritage and memory, pointing out that, in Altamira, the subjects built, throughout their experiences, property relations with certain aspects and objects of the territory inhabited by them.