Sociabilidades que impregnan historias: Vivencias narrativas en el Agreste Nordestino de Brasil

Abstract

In this article, I deal with stories that were told to me during fieldwork on lands that once were part of an enormous livestock and cotton plantation in the Agreste region of Northeast Brazil. In this work, which focused on the specific moment in which storied were shared, I am interested in showing how the stories I was told yield not only content but also the transmission of that content. This transmission leads into conventions and with them, the inequalities, hierarchies, reputations, moralities and sociabilities that permeate the stories told, allowing certain ones to circulation. At the same time, the focus on the moment of storytelling offers an opportunity to think about the actions that the narrative entails beyond its circulation, and its effects on social relations. Finally, I reflect on the stories analyzed in the article as moments lived, as complete and unique social experiences.