Historiography, Nation and Regimes of Autonomy in the Brazilian Empire’s Intellectual Life

This article analysis the rise and evolution of two regimes of intellectual autonomy in the first half of 18th century in Brazil. The paper is focused on this society increasing desire for history and how this desire challenged the writing of history and the historian. It argues the existence of two different regimes of intellectual autonomy related to different ways of historical discourse production. From one side, a compilatory regime focused on the social demands for pragmatic synthesis. This regime was more connected to the editorial market and to a emergent non-specialized readership. From de other side, a disciplinary regime concerned with the production of new forms of legitimacy to its relationship with the modern national state and its institutions.

本文剖析了18世纪上半叶巴西两种知识自主性范式的兴起与演变。本文聚焦于该社会日益增长的历史研究诉求，以及该诉求如何对史学撰述与史学从业者构成挑战。本文主张，存在两种与历史话语生产路径迥异的知识自主性范式：其一为汇编式范式，该范式聚焦于社会对实用化综合的诉求，与出版市场及新兴的非专业化读者群体联系更为紧密；其二为学科式范式，该范式致力于构建其与近代民族国家及其制度之间关系的新型合法性。