Política pública cultural e desenvolvimento local : análise do Ponto de Cultura Estrela de Ouro de Aliança - Pernambuco

Abstract

This work aims to understand the “Ponto de Cultura Estrela de Ouro”, located in the city of Aliança – Pernambuco, as a strategy of intervention for local development. The “Ponto de Cultura” is the main action of “Cultura Viva” program and it consists in places where some manifestations of popular culture are developed. This work was developed from the theoretic perspectives of Gilberto Gil, Minister of Culture, and conceptual presumptions of Sergio Buarque, Maria Salett Tauk Santos, Angelo Brás Fernandes Callou e Augusto de Franco about local development issue. It was also based on concepts of Nestor Garcia Canclini, Lia Calabre e Frederico Silva about cultural public policies. The methodology followed the standard for qualitative research, where 21 informants were selected: four masters, three coordinators, ten “Cultura Viva” agents and four residents. The instruments of analysis were semi-structured interviews, field diary and participating observation. In the exploratory phase, an accurate bibliographic research was made within books, magazines and newspapers, among others publications. It was searched a relation among popular culture manifestations, cultural public policies, empowerment and local development. The main contribution of this work was to analyze the way a manifestation of popular culture can serve as a tool for the local development, besides support cultural public policies to aid popular manifestation and the development of cultural activities for young people. It was verified the importance that the deployment of “Ponto de Cultura” brought to the community, giving people the hope of a better life.