Abstract
To study documents is not something common to psychology, however, it is an effective way to operate the questioning of our present, which relates to an area traditionally crafted by historians. However, Social and Institutional Psychology has sought to appropriate this methodology and thus open up a relevant field studies previously neglected by researchers in psychology. As our research is part of a field of study still little explored by psychology, we believe it is pertinent to present notes on the clashes that operated in the field of history, towards the formation of a broader and more comprehensive view of the notion of document, as well as opening the new themes with a strong emphasis on the movement of the Annales. From this context, we seek to focus on the integration of historical research carried out by Michel Foucault, and the establishment of a trail of methodological precautions, denominated archeogenealogy.
Keywords:
Documents; Foucault; Files; Genealogy; History