The Postgraduate Program in Social History at the Federal University of Pará and the challenges of research in the Amazon

Abstract

In this text, we propose to present the actions developed by the Postgraduate Program in Social History of the Amazon (PPHIST), of the Federal University of Pará (UFPA), considering the context of the XIV State Meeting of History of ANPUH-PA with the theme “Teaching History, Environment and Diversity in Eastern Amazonia”, from 09/25/2024 to 09/27/2024 in Marabá-PA, at the Federal University of Southern and Southeastern Pará (UNIFESSPA). Based on a lecture given at the event, we seek to associate the program's actions with what we understand as challenges presented to postgraduate studies, at a time when the federal government needs to invest in Higher Education Institutions. This situation is analyzed considering the reality of the programs in the Amazon region. To this end, we are concerned with recovering actions that are associated with the program's strategic planning, the importance of inclusion as a socially demanded and necessary policy, as well as the defense of an active postgraduate program.