THE MONOGRAPHS FROM THE ESPÍRITO SANTO SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION: KNOWLEDGE CIRCULATION AND PRODUCTION (1932-1939)

Abstract

This article examines the process of writing monographs at the Espírito Santo School of Physical Education to understand teacher training, knowledge circulation and its materialization as a device to control incorporated knowledge. As sources, it uses documents in the Permanent Archive of the Center for Physical Education and Sports of the Federal University of Espírito Santo between 1932 and 1939. Its theoretical and methodological framework are the concepts of representational struggles, circulation and the model of the index paradigm. The evidence allows us to understand that monographs reinforced the use of the French Method. To write them, students used resources available at the School such as books and journals. The works’ topics were related to knowledge presented for teacher training and the way the French Method was used in the state.

Keywords
Physical Education; French Method; Monograph