The Prata in Latin America: Perspectives of History theses in Rio Grande do Sul

The text "The Prata in Latin America: Perspectives of History theses in Rio Grande do Sul" analysis of the seventy-two theses about Latin America developed in the Postgraduate Programs in History - Doctoral level - in Rio Grande do Sul, from 1986 to 2016. Chronologically goes back to the creation of the Doctorate Course in History at the Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul (1986) and extends to the year 2016, passing the development of doctoral courses in the same area at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (1995) and at the Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (1999). To this end, the priority is to examine the structure of the theses on Latin America based on the five guiding points indicated by the works of Jorn Rusen and his proposal for the matrix of historical thought, in order to indicate some of the ways in which this body of academic studies has been dealing with the theme of the Prata. The methodology is based on the comparison, in the first instance, within each thesis, and then, the comparison between theses, in the same variables, in order to perceive global ruptures and continuities.