Práxis emancipatória e organização da cultura: o que dizem os sujeitos que fazem o Comitê de Cultura de Maracanaú (CE)

Abstract

In times of resumption of democratic processes in Brazilian politics, it is essential to rethink the ways in which public policies are constituted, considering the different subjects that make up the social fabric and, to this end, constituting mechanisms of popular participation in the definitions of public interest. In the universe of cultural policies, this listening to the population becomes even more urgent, since in this specific area the participation of cultural workers represents a set of shared meanings that have real impacts on social life, as they regulate and mediate collective practices. This research takes a qualitative approach and has been organized and carried out in a context of pressing challenges brought by cultural subjects in Maracanaú, a municipality in Ceará in the Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza, in which I am involved. This is how the intervention nature of this research made me advance in theoreticalpractical reflection and commitment to the subjects of culture. In this way, I seek to listen to what the participants of the Maracanaú Culture Committee say in the context of a discussion about emancipatory praxis and the organization of culture. In this movement to build a space for discussion and direct participation of cultural workers, I am guided by two initial questions: how would a composition be created to intervene in Maracanaú's municipal culture policy? And to what extent does this fight for culture present itself as a formative process that strengthens collective subjects?