Mediação da cultura e da informação na Fundação Casa de José Américo

Abstract

Cultural mediation and mediation of information promote the dissemination and appropriation of information that permeates the social sphere,favor access to memory and, at the same time, potencialize the recognition of feeling of belonging to places and social groups. In this context, this communication aimed to analyze the actions performed at Fundação Casa de José Américo, categorize them in the light of the concept mediation of information coined by Almeida Júnior and identify the evidence of cultural mediation that favors the identity and memorial strengthening of the Paraíba people. The theoretical and empirical reference were based on the conceptual aspects of cultural mediation, mediation of information, memory and identity.As for the methodology, the research, in which the case study method was used,is of a descriptive nature, and the object of investigation was Fundação CasaJosé Américo. To collect the data, it was adopted the questionnaire application technique with the professionals who work in the information section of the aforementioned Institution. After analyzing the collected data, it was found that most participants in this research recognize themselves as mediators of information, develop direct and indirect actions in a conscious way and have achieved interference in the process of cultural mediation, when they favor recognition and strengthening of the memorialistic and identity traits of the people of Paraíba.