Jornalismo e narrativas de vida: histórias de imigrantes latino-americanos residentes em Caxias do Sul

Abstract

This monograph seeks to understand the potential of Advanced Literary Journalism as a practice of listening and encounter with the other, based on the life narratives of Latin American immigrants living in Caxias do Sul. Grounded in the principles of Advanced Literary Journalism proposed by Edvaldo Pereira Lima (1996; 2008; 2013) and in dialogue with authors such as Monica Martinez (2008) and Maria Luiza Cardinale Baptista (2014; 2023), the research aims to narrate migratory experiences in their complexity, considering memory, subjectivity, and affection as constitutive dimensions of journalistic reality. The study adopts a qualitative and exploratory methodology, guided by the Cartography of Knowledges and Rhizomatic Matrices (Baptista, 2014), and employs the Narrative Interview (Jovchelovitch; Bauer, 2002) as its main tool for gathering and constructing stories. The conversations, treated as "com-versations", (Baptista, 2021) were recorded and rewritten through an ethical and attentive listening process, resulting in journalistic profiles that highlight the uniqueness of each life trajectory. As a result, the work reveals the power of life narratives as forms of symbolic resistance and recognition, broadening the understanding of Latin American presence in Caxias do Sul and reaffirming journalism's role as a sensitive, interpretive, and human practice. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]