INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY AND TRAJECTORY
THE JOURNEY OF THE GRADUATE PROGRAM IN SOCIAL MEMORY AT THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO (1986–2024)
Keywords:
institutional memory, academic trajectory, Graduate Program in Social MemoryAbstract
This paper analyzes the institutional trajectory of the Graduate Program in Social Memory at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), from its normative conception in 1986 to its consolidation during the 2021–2024 evaluation cycle. The study aims to understand how documentary records function as supports of memory and as evidence of the development of a pioneering interdisciplinary field in Brazil. Methodologically, this is an applied study with a qualitative and descriptive approach, grounded in documentary, historical, and contemporary analysis. The primary sources include the 1986, 1995, 2005 Resolutions and the Quadrennial Report available on the Sucupira Platform (2021–2024). The findings indicate that the trajectory of the Social Memory Program has been marked by three stages of maturation: its creation with a focus on the administration of cultural centers in 1986, the shift toward the memory–document nexus in 1995, and the epistemological consolidation of Social Memory from 2005 onward. The study concludes that documents, by recording deliberative acts and performance indicators, transcend their administrative function and become artifacts of power and memory.