THE PROTAGONISM OF THE ELDERLY IN THE STRUGGLES FOR LAND AND ITS PERMANENCE: NARRATIVES OF CONFLICT, RESISTANCE AND HOPE

NARRATIVAS DE CONFLITO, RESISTÊNCIA E ESPERANÇA

Authors

  • Fernando Henrique Ferreira de Oliveira FCT/UNESP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33026/peg.v25i1.10551

Abstract

The article aims to reconstruct, from the perspective of the elderly, their perceptions of the aging process in rural areas, as well as their daily lives and resistance in camps and rural settlements. The data were produced through eleven in-depth interviews focused on life stories. Participants were recruited using the non-probabilistic snowball sampling method until data saturation was achieved. The data reveal that the experiences confirm the importance of land throughout the lives of the landless elderly, from birth to old age, forming a project of realization based on socio-territorial reproduction in the settlements. The results indicate that aging under the peasant logic creates specific spatialities related to the use of time and space in camps and settlements, where work is fundamental to the perception of old age among the rural elderly.

Keywords: Elderly. Aging. Land Struggle. Land Permanence. Land Reform. 

 

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Author Biography

Fernando Henrique Ferreira de Oliveira, FCT/UNESP

Doutorando em Geografia pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia - FCT/UNESP Campus de Presidente Prudente (SP), na linha de pesquisa Desenvolvimento Territorial. Mestre pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Territorial e Meio Ambiente da Universidade de Araraquara, na linha de pesquisa Políticas Públicas e Desenvolvimento (2016-2018). Graduado em Geografia (licenciatura e bacharelado) pela Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia - FCT/UNESP Campus de Presidente Prudente (SP) (2013 e 2015). Membro do Núcleo de Estudos, Pesquisas e Projetos de Reforma Agrária (NERA), atuando nos seguintes temas: envelhecimento, geração, campesinato, assentamentos rurais e reforma agrária.

Published

2024-11-28

How to Cite

Oliveira, F. H. F. de. (2024). THE PROTAGONISM OF THE ELDERLY IN THE STRUGGLES FOR LAND AND ITS PERMANENCE: NARRATIVES OF CONFLICT, RESISTANCE AND HOPE: NARRATIVAS DE CONFLITO, RESISTÊNCIA E ESPERANÇA. PEGADA - A Revista Da Geografia Do Trabalho, 25(1), 530–564. https://doi.org/10.33026/peg.v25i1.10551