O trabalho de artistas de rua em Porto Alegre/RS

Abstract

This dissertation investigates how the work of street performers is constituted in Porto Alegre/RS in order to analyze the meaning of art and work for them, as well as their work conditions and organized resistance. This work is grounded on the Critical Social Theory from Marx since it has its political content allied to the praxis of social transformation, as well as to base our work on the Marx's method as a mediation to analyze the dynamic reality of the capitalist society since it understands its particularities and contradictions due to the domination and exploration of work. In methodology, we opt by a qualitative research. We used an empirical analysis in which we made a semi-structured interview with seven (7) street performers in addition to observation and field diary. The data collection was made in different places (locus) of Porto Alegre. We intend, among the aims of this investigation, to provide data from the work of street performers to the Social Work, Art, and related areas. In order to show the world of the artistic work in Porto Alegre. We aim to use collected data as a complement for discussions and social mobilizations of street performances and general community. The research data will be available in 2017 on traditional and alternative way, such as dissertation defense, e-mail, CD-ROM, independent mini-documentary, 3th Festival of Street Performers in Porto Alegre, book writing, and political organizations that fight for the democratization of art. We highlight that the identification data and artists names collected are reserved in secrecy.