Juventude e ocupações culturais em Aracaju : da arte ao protesto

Abstract

In Aracaju, as well as in other Brazilian capitals, it is possible to identify the formation of youth groups that occupy public spaces to develop open cultural encounters, focused on various artistic activities, especially music. This research results from participant observation, semi-structural interviews and material analysis (images, videos and social networks) of three of these manifestations: the Open Essay, the Lower and the Clandestine Sarau. Between 2013 and 2016, they promoted cultural expression events in public places, in an autonomous and spontaneous way. The groups present approximations regarding the public profile, the format of the events, the musical styles, and the political stance they assume, with demands on access to culture, artistic development and the right to the city. Thus, this work brings an analysis of events based on the literature that covers youth, urban anthropology and cultural occupations. Thus, I seek to think of art in encounters as a tool of political action, of claiming not only physical spaces, but also of expression, of creation and of speech.