Lugares de afetos: relato de experiência

Abstract

This experience report describes the affective relations between first-semester Nursing students at the Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC) and their lived and transit spaces. The research, of a descriptive qualitative nature, was conducted at the Laboratório de Práticas Alternativas em Saúde (LABPAS) during the "Studies on the Family" course, with the participation of 25 students. The intervention was divided into three stages: a conversation circle on the affective dimension in geography, the creation of affective maps/prints, and the production of short texts regarding their outputs. The theoretical framework is grounded in Humanistic and Cultural Geography, articulating concepts of space and place with the Spinozist theory of affects, which defines affect as relational forces and bodily capacities to affect and be affected.The results demonstrate that space is not neutral, being charged with intensities that guide daily practices. The analysis of the artistic representations revealed the predominance of "Home" as the main center of meaning (21 mentions), followed by the university (10 mentions) and the church (six mentions), highlighting the construction of "territories of significance" and the emergence of a sense of community in the university environment. It is concluded that affective cartography acts as a language of aesthetic and existential mediation, capable of unveiling invisible geographies inscribed in the students' routine.