Detectando a Antártica: exposição sensorial na Antártica no Espaço do conhecimento UFMG, Brasil

Full of superlatives, the Antarctic continent has been represented as the most desert, coldest and wildest location of all places on earth; an apt location for archeology, a discipline often associated with adventure. To reflect on these considerations andcritique the traditional ways of presenting...

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Main Authors: Codevilla, Fernanda, Zarankin, Andrés
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=7567805
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Summary:Full of superlatives, the Antarctic continent has been represented as the most desert, coldest and wildest location of all places on earth; an apt location for archeology, a discipline often associated with adventure. To reflect on these considerations andcritique the traditional ways of presenting Archaeology and Antarctica in science, LEACH-UFMG has proposed an alternative mediation that encourages communication with both. Using exhibits, plays, comic books, sticker albums, among others, the idea is to use the elements that normally make Antarctica and Archaeology interesting for people without, however, oversimplifying. Specifically in this paper we will report an experience that we had at Espaço do Conhecimento UFMG which was a sensorial exhibit, resulting from the collaborative work of Mediantar (Antarctica Medicine), Mycoantar (Antarctica Microbiology) and “White Landscape” (Antarctic Archaeology and Anthropology) projects, all carried out by UFMG. This exhibit called “Antarctic expedition” was on display from December 7th 2017 to May 20th 2018 and was visited by 30573 people. Recheado de superlativos, o continente antártico é tido como o território mais desértico, frio e selvagem de todos, enquanto a Arqueologia costuma ser associada a um universo de aventuras. Refletindo sobre essas questões -e realizando uma crítica às tradicionais formas de divulgação científica sobre Arqueologia e Antártica –o LEACH-UFMG tem proposto trabalhos que estimulem a comunicação não-direcionada acerca de ambos. Partindo de recursos como exposições, teatros, histórias em quadrinhos, álbuns de figurinhas e outros, a proposta é nos apropriar dos elementos que frequentemente tornam a Arqueologia e a Antártica fascinante para as pessoas, sem, contudo, fazer as simplificações e reducionismos, que esses canais normalmente fazem. De forma específica nesse trabalho, iremos relatar a experiência realizada no Espaço do Conhecimento da UFMG, a qual se caracterizou por uma exposição sensorial fruto do trabalho colaborativo entre os ...