"THE DIVERSE CARTOGRAPHIES AND THEIR REPRESENTATIONS: TERRITORIAL CONFLICTS IN THE NORTH OF MINAS GERAIS"

Abstract

Abstract

We present a course entitled "The Diverse Cartographies and Their Representations: Territorial Conflicts in the North of Minas Gerais", to the 16th Teaching, Research, Extension and Management Forum/Unimontes with the justification of expanding the debate and dissemination of research.  Based on the territorial conflicts in the North of Minas Gerais, the natives populations (indigenous) as well as quilombola populations, traditional communities (gerazeiros, caatingueiros, ilheiros, vazanteiros and veredeiros) and settlers of social movements, recognize their expressions and social representations. Environmentally, socially, politically, and legally, identity is affirmed through its representations. Materially and immaterially, communication and cartographic language address and recognize socially representative elements. The mapping of conflicts is indispensable for the development and organization of the processes of territorial relations in the area. The populations map their realities with proposals for resolutions and socio-spatial and sustainable empowerment. As a problem, we propose to know if, with the use of different cartographies, it is possible to minimize and recognize the confrontation of socio-spatial conflicts(?). As an objective, to recognize the diverse cartographies and their representations in the territorial conflicts in the north of Minas Gerais. The approach is driven and given in presenting the representations of automapping and participatory cartographies. Methodologically the course is presented with theoretical content; textual examples of various cartographic modalities; practice with a silent map and landscape images; debate and bibliographic references. The course results had a scope of overcoming beyond the geographical context, since it directly reached scholars from the Social Sciences/Anthropology, Law, Geography and Mathematics courses.

Keywords: Territories.  Conflicts.  Cartographic Representations.