Folkcommunication activism and Popular Cultures Resistance Practices in the Covid-19 Pandemic in Sergipe

Authors

  • Flávio Menezes Santana Universidade Metodista de São Paulo (Umesp) http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9810-8244
  • Denio Santos Azevedo Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)
  • Arisvaldo Andrade Santos Neto Universidade Tiradentes (Unit)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5212/RIF.v.19.i43.0008

Abstract

Faced with the challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the consequent migration from the way of consuming cultural practices to the virtual, the leaders of the different manifestations gained even more support in the (re)invention of cultural manifestations and in the defense of individual and collective rights. Faced with this reality, this study aims to analyze the communication and resistance practices used by popular culture activists from the beginning of the pandemic period to the development of this study. For this, the places of speech, the voices of media activists were respected, using the technique of semi-structured interviews with masters from popular cultures in the state of Sergipe, together with participant observations. Finally, it was verified the importance of the mobilization of activists in digital social media, a conditioning factor for the resistance of popular culture groups and the continuation of these knowledge and practices in the period worked.

Author Biographies

Flávio Menezes Santana, Universidade Metodista de São Paulo (Umesp)

Mestre em Comunicação Social pela Universidade Metodista de São Paulo (Umesp). Diretor financeiro (gestão 2019/2021) da Rede de Estudos e Pesquisa em Folkcomunicação (Rede Folkcom).

Denio Santos Azevedo, Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)

Atualmente faz Pós-doutorado no Departamento de História do Royal Military College of Canada. Professor do Mestrado em Culturas Populares da Universidade Federal de Sergipe.

Arisvaldo Andrade Santos Neto, Universidade Tiradentes (Unit)

Estudante do 8º semestre do curso de Publicidade e Propaganda da Universidade Tiradentes (Unit).

Published

2021-12-23

How to Cite

MENEZES SANTANA, F. .; SANTOS AZEVEDO, D.; ANDRADE SANTOS NETO, A. Folkcommunication activism and Popular Cultures Resistance Practices in the Covid-19 Pandemic in Sergipe. Revista Internacional de Folkcomunicação, [S. l.], v. 19, n. 43, p. 127–145, 2021. DOI: 10.5212/RIF.v.19.i43.0008. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/folkcom/article/view/19545. Acesso em: 21 nov. 2024.