"The railroad" vehicle for the reconstruction of the historical memory of Girardot from the oral accounts of railwaymen. Case study: life stories of three railwaymen

Valentina Claros Hoyos,NicoláS Aranda SepúLveda,Cindy Mariana Ariza RodríGuez

doi:10.31876/ie.v4i1.64

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   The economic, political, social and technological development of the territories reflected in the world today are narrated through stories that represent their territorial cultural identity, therefore, capturing these events as a starting point for the reconstruction of a Memory is essential, especially if they are told by their protagonists. Reason for which this qualitative biographical research arises. For the study, semi-structured interviews were carried out with three railway pensioners, also, a theoretical triangulation was applied under the concepts of historical memory, cultural heritage and oral stories, and finally, an opinion poll was carried out to understand the importance of the railway and its reconstruction from the individual narratives of the railwaymen. The compilation of the oral accounts of the three railway pensioners will obtain the recognition of the narratives as fundamental vehicles for the reconstruction of the memory of Girardot, just as, such a historical journey made possible the analysis of the close relationship of its inhabitants with this, what that achieved an approach to the realities and practices of individuals in the historical journey for the reconstruction of the memory of a city.  

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This article arises from the research project "The railroad" vehicle for the reconstruction of the historical memory of Girardot from the oral accounts of railwaymen
The oral accounts of three railway pensioners in recognition of memory as part of life itself and of the individual, which made it possible to observe that the railroad in the city of Girardot is part of the urban landscape of the municipality, but is part of the life of the railwaymen and of the Girardoteños who remember part of the railway cultural legacy in recognition of the importance of these dynamics for the city
Oral stories are fundamental vehicles for the reconstruction of Girardot's memory, being of great symbolic value that promote the social identification of its inhabitants and of the territory supported by the processes of remembrance of the railway dynamics from an anecdotal perspective and personified by the active voice of its protagonists

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This article arises from the research project "The railroad" vehicle for the reconstruction of the historical memory of Girardot from the oral accounts of railwaymen. Case study: life stories of three railwaymen, developed in 2019 in the city of Girardot. As mentioned by Tatarini (2005), the first railroad terminal in the world dates "from its appearance in 1852, with the inauguration of the Stockon-Darlingthon route in the northwest of England" Railroad expansion quickly adapted in most countries around the world as a harbinger of innovation, economic productivity, and mobility, so that "all of this has led to the centennial period beginning in the third decade of the nineteenth century being considered by many as the age of the railroad" (Kuntz, 2017, p.5)

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