Theory and History of Historiography

Researchers in Theory and History of Historiography based in Europe are welcome to apply for a Global fellowship to carry out research of up to 2 years in the department of History (PPGHIS) of UFOP – which is one of the university’s higher-rated graduate programs (CAPES 5). PPGHIS-UFOP stands out for its activities in the field of Theory and History of Historiography. The researcher will join the Center for Studies in Historiography and Modernity (NEHM), which coordinates the academic activities related to Theory and History of Historiography within the department. This includes the organization and edition of the field’s most important journal in Brazil, the História da Historiografia: International Journal of Theory and History of Historiography (QUALIS A1), as well as focused research groups such as Historicidades democráticas (Democratic Historicities), Grupo de História, Ética e Política (History, Ethics and Politics Group), Fronteiras da teoria da história (Frontiers of Theory of History). PPGHIS-UFOP is also the headquarters of the Brazilian Society of Theory and History of Historiography (SBTHH). The main international academic event of the field, the Brazilian Seminar of Theory and History of Historiography (SNHH), was created in 2007, and nine editions (out of the total of ten) was held at UFOP. In 2017, PPGHIS hosted and organized the second Conference of the International Network for Theory of History (INTH). Thus, the researcher will have the opportunity to carry out research in a consolidated center of excellence recognized nationally and internationally. In its turn, PPGHIS is interested in expanding its international presence, and receiving foreign researchers is a strategic action to achieve this goal.

Host: Prof. Valdei Lopes de Araujo

Email address: 

valdeiaraujo@ufop.edu.br

CV: 

http://lattes.cnpq.br/6432977406662637

Federal University of Ouro Preto

Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto - Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP) is a higher education and research institution located in Minas Gerais State, southeastern Brazil. It was founded on August 21st, 1969, as a consolidation of two significant preexisting institutions:

Escola de Farmácia - School of Pharmacy (1839), the first School of Pharmacy in Latin America, and Escola de Minas - School of Mines (1876), founded by the French mineralogist Henry Gorceix and the first Brazilian institution aimed to teach Mining, Metallurgy, and Geology.

In addition to Escola de Minas and the Escola de Farmácia, UFOP covers all areas of knowledge in 13 academic units, distributed across four campi (located in the cities of Ouro Preto, Mariana, and João Monlevade). The main campus is located in Ouro Preto, a multicultural city with a vast calendar with some of the biggest cultural and artistic events in Brazil. It was the first place in Brazil to be considered by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage. UFOP comprises 142 research laboratories (in 2018 its patent number130 was registered), approximately 300 outreach projects (community engagement), 12 libraries (including a rare books library from 18th and 19th centuries), a Center of Arts and Conventions, a Movie Theater, and some museums, as the Museum of Pharmacy and the Museum of Mineralogy.