The objective of the event was to contribute to the dissemination of scientific production and to strengthening the training processes of PPG-DTECS students and teachers, in theoretical terms, conceptual, methodological and didactic, in the interdisciplinary field of Science, Technology and Society (CTS), articulating development, social innovation, divulgação científica e justiça epistêmica.

The participation of the MDH group in the event included, specifically acting as GT coordinators and evaluators of works presented at the event, as well as dialogue with teachers, students and researchers participating in the event and the production of original text on the theme of their participation, intended for the future composition of scientific dissemination material, in the form of a collection or thematic dossier. The following teachers participated in the event: Rachel Duarte Abdala, André Luiz da Silva, Elisa Maria Andrade Brisola, Leandro Roberto Neves and Régis de Toledo Souza. The MDH students who participated were: William Joseph Gomes de Oliveira, Luciana Rosa de Barros Goncalves, Arianne Addana Ambrosio Santiago and Vítor Henrique Duque Lourenço. There was also the participation of Gabriel Fujarra Magalhães Capello and Lerrine Marie Tabata Carvalho Schildberg, egressos do MDH.

MDH teachers and students presented the following works in the GTs listed below:

GT 03 – Technoscience, Body and Gender

Title: Gender Perspective and Labor Court Decision: Diversity Literacy as a Critical Training Instrument
Authors: Arianne Addana Ambrose James, André Luiz da Silva

Title: Domestic and Family Violence Against Women, Social Identity, Daily Life and Maria da Penha Law
Authors: Luciana Rosa de Barros Goncalves, André Luiz da Silva

GT 04 – Territories, Knowledge and Social Technologies

Title: Monstrous Abjects or an In(Body)Human Feed?
Authors: Gabriel Fujarra Magalhães Capello, André Luiz da Silva

Title: Popular dance as social technology: epistemologies of the body, justiça cognitiva e resistência ao epistemicídio.
Authors: Lerrine Marie Tabata Carvalho Schildberg, Carlos Alberto Maximum pepper

Title: Viola Caipira and Sociability in the Paraíba Paulista Valley
Authors: William Joseph Gomes de Oliveira, André Luiz da Silva

GT 06 - Education, Extension and Training Practices in CTS

Title: School failure and university success
Authors: Vítor Henrique Duque Lourenço, Rachel Duarte Abdala

GT 09 – Culture, Development and Epistemologies of the South

Title: Study of the Territorialization of Tourism in Ubatuba, North Coast of the State of São Paulo: a tribute to José Rogério Lopes
Author: André Luiz da Silva

The work entitled “Study on the Territorialization of Tourism in Ubatuba, North Coast of the State of São Paulo: a Tribute to José Rogério Lopes”, authored by Prof.. André Luiz da Silva, was awarded first place in the first edition of the Prof.. José Rogério Lopes.

Among the books launched at the event is the one entitled:“We are Jeca, but we are jewel: life story, knowledge production, generosity, friendship: a tribute to José Rogério Lopes”, organized by Carlos Alberto Máximo Pimenta and André Luiz da Silva

Participation in VIII SIDTECS was also an activity of the (KING-DES) Interdisciplinary Network for Studies on Development and Knowledge, which constitutes a research network and exchange of academic-scientific experiences with Brazilian and international researchers within the interfaces of Culture and Development, with emphasis on popular knowledge and practices as driving elements of techniques, technologies and social innovations. The network hosts a range of research, within the thematic-agglutinating axis, let them discuss: design and projects; artifacts, material and immaterial heritage; museums; craftsmanship; collective work; festivals and popular demonstrations; traditions; regionalities; medicinal plants; ancestries; popular knowledge and practices; income generation; socioeconomic dimensions between rural and urban; local reality; gastronomy; health; diversity; decoloniality; etc. This Network promotes the exchange of researchers and students from the institutions involved, as well as build an action agenda, collaborations and scientific-technological activities that drive the development of the researched regions, resulting in promoting the appreciation of local knowledge, the influence of the direction of public policies for local development and income generation, the implementation of collective work practices (associations and cooperatives), sustentável e sustentado.

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In day 19 of August, World Photography Day, o professor e fotógrafo João Rangel Marcelo foi entrevistado pela TV Aparecida e falou sobre o assunto e sobre o seu trabalho.
A Prof. Dr. João Rangel Marcelo is a permanent teacher on the Master's Course in Human Development and a teacher on the Journalism course and the Graphic Design course at the University of Taubaté, titular da disciplina de Fotografia.

Watch the interview:

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The event is part of the Heritage Week program and was held on the day 17 of August, National Historical Heritage Day. The chosen location was Vila São Aleixo, patrimônio recentemente restaurado.

The round table was composed by Profa. Rachel Abdala, by Prof. André Bazzanella, head of the Heritage House of IPHAN-Institute of National Historical and Artistic Heritage in Vale do Paraíba and by architect Letícia Cursino, who works at the Municipal Planning Secretariat and is a member of the Taubaté Municipal Heritage Council, of which Profa. Rachel Abdala já foi presidente.

The round table was mediated by the historiographer from Taubaté City Hall, Fabiana Pazzine Rubim, que atua no Museu Histórico de Taubaté.

The event was attended by students from History courses, Letters, Journalism and Architecture at the University of Taubaté and High School; teachers, like Prof. Dr. André Luiz da Silva, who coordinates together with Profa. Rachel Abdala, projeto de extensão universitária de Educação Patrimonial em escolas da rede municipal de educação de Taubaté.

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What happens when theater students leave the rehearsal room and take the scene to the street? Fear, improvisation, exposure and direct contact with strangers become part of the theatrical experience. Research from the Postgraduate Program in Human Development at the University of Taubaté (Unitau) investigou justamente como essa experiência pode repercutir na formação artística e na percepção de problemas sociais.

The study “Urban staging as a formative practice of social awareness in theater students”, by master's student Denilson Augusto de Campos and advisors Prof.. Dr. Júlio Cesar Voltolini and Profa. Drag. Elisa Brisola, was presented at the VI Brecht and Education Forum, held at the Unesp Arts Institute, em São Paulo.

Participated in the research 11 theater students at Escola Professor Fego Camargo, from Taubaté-SP. They performed nightly performances on an avenue, in front of passersby, addressing topics such as racism, poverty, prejudice and violence. After the experience, os estudantes participaram de um grupo focal para discutir o que haviam vivenciado.

One of the results caught the attention of researchers: when talking about the experience, students rarely referred to theater learning in technical terms. Their reports focused mainly on fear, vulnerability, perception of the environment, memory, corpo e relações sociais.

Theatrical learning appeared indirectly, related to improvisation, to the scenic presence, body construction and expansion of the repertoire. The focus of the testimonies was not just “what I learned about theater”, mas principalmente “o que vivi na rua enquanto fazia teatro”.

The experience also provoked reflections on the relationship between values ​​and actions. The students realized that defending certain agendas in protected environments is different from acting in concrete conflict situations, violence or vulnerability. O medo e a autopreservação muitas vezes se sobrepõem aos valores que afirmam defender.

Another result was the expansion of the perspective on socially invisible people, like those in a situation of hunger, pobreza e exclusão.

Gender differences, race and sexuality also influenced the way students experienced the street. While cis women especially emphasized physical fear and vulnerability, cis men highlighted internal conflicts and difficulties in acting in real situations. Students with non-normative gender identities and sexualities emphasized the invisibility of people who are not seen, reconhecidas ou escutadas no cotidiano.

For researchers, the urban staging proved to be, like this, more than a theater learning strategy. By putting students in direct contact with unpredictable situations and issues present in everyday life, the experience created conditions for reflection on one’s own body, os próprios medos e a maneira de perceber os outros e a sociedade.

The theater, in this context, deixa de ser apenas uma representação da realidade e passa a ser também uma experiência de encontro com ela.

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The event was held at the Bom Conselho Campus, from the University of Taubaté and aimed to promote greater rapprochement and articulation between the university and the community through research. O PPGDH tem uma tendência inerente de contato com diversos setores da sociedade e com comunidades devido ao seu escopo e princípios que se expressam nas temáticas das pesquisas e no fato de que vários docentes do Programa coordenam projetos de extensão universitária.

In its third edition, o evento teve como temática Urbanidades caipiras.

The program was designed by PPGDH teachers: prof. Rachel Abdala, Prof. André Luiz da Silva, e pelo discente William de Oliveira.

Programming and partnerships encompassed:

– Talks about graffiti and country culture in Paraibuna / SP in the Hip Roça project: Mural Rural, with Daniel Brás (Artistic Director of the Hip Roça project: Mural Rural, Bachelor in Graphic Design from UNESP/ Bauru) e Lerrine Marie Schildberg (Master from the Postgraduate Program in Human Development / UNITAU)

– Theater show: “CAROLINAS”. Directed by Denilson Campos, professor da Escola Municipal de Artes Maestro Fêgo Camargo e mestrando do PPGDH e grupo de alunos da Escola.

– Presentation by students of the SENAR Caipira Viola Program – Taubaté Rural Union with Maestro Altemar Faria

Mediation: William Joseph Gomes de Oliveira (Master's student of the Postgraduate Program in Human Development / UNITAU)

– Caipira Urbanities in Samba, at Grafite and Jongo in Taubaté. with Rica Araújo (samba, psychologist at UNITAU),

Felipe Rezende – IFI (Visual Artist, Architect and Master in Regional Development from UNITAU), Jessica Cobra (Member of Jongo Crioulo de Taubaté, psychologist at UNITAU)

Mediation: Prof Dr Regis de Toledo Souza (Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Human Development / UNITAU).

Photos by Julius Caesar Voltolini, docente do PPGDH.

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POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT – UNITAU

SCHEDULE – FIELD DAY

26/05/2026

Topic : CAIPIRAS URBANITIES
Local: Bom Conselho Campus (Of. Tiradentes, 500, Garden of Nations – Taubaté – SP)

15h – Graffiti and country culture in Paraibuna / SP in the Hip Roça project : Mural Rural
Daniel Brás (Artistic Director of the Hip Roça project : Mural Rural, Bachelor in Graphic Design from UNESP/ Bauru)
Mediation : prof. Ma. Lerrine Marie Schildberg ( Master from the Postgraduate Program in Human Development / UNITAU)
Local : Good Advice – Mirror Room

16h30 – Theater show : “CAROLINAS”
Direction : Denilson Campos
List: Students from the Municipal School of Arts Maestro Fêgo Camargo
Mediation: Denilson Campos (Master's student of the Postgraduate Program in Human Development / UNITAU)
Local : Good Advice – Mirror Room

18h00 – Café

19h00 – Presentation by students of the SENAR Caipira Viola Program – Taubaté Rural Union with Maestro Altemar Faria
Mediation : William Joseph Gomes de Oliveira (Master's student of the Postgraduate Program in Human Development / UNITAU)
Local : Bom Conselho Auditorium

20h00 – Caipira Urbanities in Samba, at Grafite and Jongo in Taubaté
Rica Araújo (samba, psychologist at UNITAU)
Felipe Rezende – IFI ( Visual Artist, Architect and Master in Regional Development from UNITAU)
Jessica Cobra (Member of Jongo Crioulo de Taubaté, psychologist at UNITAU)
Mediation : Prof Dr Regis de Toledo Souza ( Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Human Development / UNITAU)
Local : Bom Conselho Auditorium

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To participate in the round table “Gender Violence: Psychosocial Perspectives and Coping Strategies”, You must register through the official link (https://extensao.uff.br/inscricao/?curso=16485)

• Certificate: A certificate of participation recognized by the MEC will be issued, disponível para download após a confirmação de presença no evento.

• Realization/Partnerships: ABRAPSO VALE DO PARAIBA CENTER/SP, INFES/UFF, MDH/UNITAU AND ANHANGUERAS FACULTIES (SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS AND JACAREI UNITS).

SCHEDULE

Opening
Prof. Dr. Leandro Roberto Neves (UFF/ABRAPSO/Vale/MDH/UNITAU)

Lecture Series
Mediation: Camila Borges Honorato (UNITAU/Anhanguera)

1 – Between fear and love: Mecanismos invisíveis da violência contra a mulher.
Exhibitor: Maria Clara Lira Bezerril (Psychologist and Mental Health Specialist).

2 – Racializing or debate: Intersectionalities between race, gênero e classe na violência de gênero.
Exhibitor: Rosineide Freitas (PhD in Education and Professor UERJ).

3 – Literal and literary women: A literatura na assistência a mulheres vítimas de violência.
Exhibitor: Suellen Raquel da Silva (Psychologist and Public Health Specialist).

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Biology students at the University of Taubaté (UNITAU) participated, in the days 24 e 25 of April, of a scientific initiation activity in Trabiju Park, in Pindamonhangaba. The action was coordinated by Prof.. Dr. Julio Cesar Voltolini and brought together undergraduate students, Master's degree in Human Development, professores e até crianças da rede pública.

During the two days, participants developed field studies focusing on comparing different areas of the Atlantic Forest. One of the regions analyzed has the greatest human impact, with vegetation in the process of regeneration after agricultural use in the past. The other area has more preserved characteristics, com floresta mais desenvolvida.

In both environments, students carried out activities such as bird censuses, analysis of tree size and observation of environmental factors, such as climate and light. The proposal was to bring students closer to scientific practice, permitindo a aplicação direta dos conhecimentos adquiridos em sala de aula.

According to the responsible teacher, the activity also contributes to student engagement throughout the course. “This activity, in addition to having the teaching aspect, also covers research and extension. Thus, students can experience, in practice, these three fundamental axes of the university”, destaca.

The program also included trails, field activities and overnight stay on site, proporcionando uma experiência imersiva aos participantes.

The initiative reinforces the importance of practical activities in academic training, especially in courses with a strong theoretical basis. By providing experiences in real study environments, a Universidade amplia o aprendizado dos alunos e fortalece o vínculo entre conhecimento científico e aplicação prática.

Besides that, the action highlights the role of university extension in involving different audiences and bringing the university closer to the community, contribuindo para a formação de profissionais mais preparados e conectados com a realidade.

Maria Clara
ACOM/UNITAU

Published in: https://unitau.br/noticias/detalhes/7215/alunos-de-biologia-da-unitau-participam-de-atividade-de-iniciacao-cientifica-no-parque-do-trabiju-em-pindamonhangaba/

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The interview aired on the day 4 February 2026 and was recorded in the Library of the Department of Social Sciences and Education at the University of Taubaté, for which Profa. Rachel Abdala foi eleita como diretora e assumiu em fevereiro de 2026.

In this interview Prof.. Rachel Abdala, spoke about the essentiality of academic research. In an objective approach, it exposes how research is part of the life of society, Even though people often don't realize, e de como a universidade é disponível e acessível a todos os cidadãos.

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