Las autobiografías de historiadores como género literario y reflexión historiográfica

Jaume Aurell

doi:10.36561/20.6

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Jaume Aurell Universidad de Navarra, España https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1683-0100

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36561/20.6

Palavras-chave:

Autobiografia acadêmica, História intelectual, Historiografia, Gêneros literários, Narrativa histórica, Subjetividade historiadora

Resumo

As autobiografias de historiadores constituem fontes historiográficas de valor inestimável durante os séculos XX e XXI. Este artigo examina a evolução dessas práticas autobiográficas e sua relação com as transformações epistemológicas da disciplina histórica. A partir da análise de aproximadamente quinhentas autobiografias de historiadores ocidentais, propõe-se uma classificação em seis categorias que revelam a conexão entre as escolhas retóricas e literárias dos autobiógrafos e suas posições teóricas. O artigo identifica três períodos geracionais: entre guerras (abordagem humanística-biográfica), pós-guerra (ego-história e monografia) e posteriores aos anos setenta (narrativa poética e intervencionista). Argumenta-se que essas autobiografias funcionam como laboratórios historiográficos que permitem compreender não apenas a formação intelectual dos historiadores, mas também os pressupostos epistemológicos que guiam a prática histórica contemporânea. A forma literária dessas autobiografias reflete transformações nos paradigmas historiográficos, tornando-as tanto artefatos acadêmicos quanto fontes de história intelectual.

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