Going Public: The 1st Portuguese National Engineering Meeting and the Popularization of Technical Knowledge (Portugal, 1931)
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Resumo: | In this paper, we explore the use of the Portuguese generalist press as a tool to convey to the lay public the image of the engineer as the main artisan of progress and of the modern twentieth century society. In 1931, Portuguese engineers met for the first time in a national congress. Besides the obvious intention of asserting their professional identity, the first National Engineering Meeting, explicitly aimed at publicizing the work of Portuguese engineers as key players in the progress and wealth of the country, thus regaining their space as protagonists in the ‘new Portugal’. We argue that Portuguese engineers organized their first National Meeting as a way of lobbying the new Ditadura Nacional (National Dictatorship) government. They felt that they had lost power as decision-makers during the republican period (1910–1926) and they wanted to show the new leaders that they were the vital force in the building of a ‘new Portugal.’ Their strategy was to show their professional success and potential, both in a formal and academic milieu (papers presented at the conference) and in an informal techno-dazzling atmosphere (the exhibition) directed toward the general public. |
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Going Public: The 1st Portuguese National Engineering Meeting and the Popularization of Technical Knowledge (Portugal, 1931)EngenhariaCongresso EngenhariaExposiçãoIndústriaDivulgação imagem engenheirojornaisIn this paper, we explore the use of the Portuguese generalist press as a tool to convey to the lay public the image of the engineer as the main artisan of progress and of the modern twentieth century society. In 1931, Portuguese engineers met for the first time in a national congress. Besides the obvious intention of asserting their professional identity, the first National Engineering Meeting, explicitly aimed at publicizing the work of Portuguese engineers as key players in the progress and wealth of the country, thus regaining their space as protagonists in the ‘new Portugal’. We argue that Portuguese engineers organized their first National Meeting as a way of lobbying the new Ditadura Nacional (National Dictatorship) government. They felt that they had lost power as decision-makers during the republican period (1910–1926) and they wanted to show the new leaders that they were the vital force in the building of a ‘new Portugal.’ Their strategy was to show their professional success and potential, both in a formal and academic milieu (papers presented at the conference) and in an informal techno-dazzling atmosphere (the exhibition) directed toward the general public.Engineering Studies2012-12-05T10:41:46Z2012-12-052012-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10174/6391http://hdl.handle.net/10174/6391https://doi.org/10.1080/19378629.2012.709519porMaria Paula Diogo e Ana Cardoso de Matos, “Going Public: The 1st Portuguese National Engineering Meeting and the Popularization of Technical Knowledge (Portugal, 1931)," Engineering Studies, Volume 4, Issue 1, 2012 pp. 1-20. [ISSN 1937-8629 (Print), 1940-8374 (Online)]HISndamatos@uevora.pt733Diogo, Maria PaulaMatos, Ana Cardoso deinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-01-03T18:45:21Zoai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/6391Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T01:00:58.644113Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Going Public: The 1st Portuguese National Engineering Meeting and the Popularization of Technical Knowledge (Portugal, 1931) |
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Going Public: The 1st Portuguese National Engineering Meeting and the Popularization of Technical Knowledge (Portugal, 1931) |
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Going Public: The 1st Portuguese National Engineering Meeting and the Popularization of Technical Knowledge (Portugal, 1931) Diogo, Maria Paula Engenharia Congresso Engenharia Exposição Indústria Divulgação imagem engenheiro jornais |
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Going Public: The 1st Portuguese National Engineering Meeting and the Popularization of Technical Knowledge (Portugal, 1931) |
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Going Public: The 1st Portuguese National Engineering Meeting and the Popularization of Technical Knowledge (Portugal, 1931) |
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Going Public: The 1st Portuguese National Engineering Meeting and the Popularization of Technical Knowledge (Portugal, 1931) |
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Diogo, Maria Paula |
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Diogo, Maria Paula Matos, Ana Cardoso de |
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Matos, Ana Cardoso de |
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Diogo, Maria Paula Matos, Ana Cardoso de |
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Engenharia Congresso Engenharia Exposição Indústria Divulgação imagem engenheiro jornais |
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Engenharia Congresso Engenharia Exposição Indústria Divulgação imagem engenheiro jornais |
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In this paper, we explore the use of the Portuguese generalist press as a tool to convey to the lay public the image of the engineer as the main artisan of progress and of the modern twentieth century society. In 1931, Portuguese engineers met for the first time in a national congress. Besides the obvious intention of asserting their professional identity, the first National Engineering Meeting, explicitly aimed at publicizing the work of Portuguese engineers as key players in the progress and wealth of the country, thus regaining their space as protagonists in the ‘new Portugal’. We argue that Portuguese engineers organized their first National Meeting as a way of lobbying the new Ditadura Nacional (National Dictatorship) government. They felt that they had lost power as decision-makers during the republican period (1910–1926) and they wanted to show the new leaders that they were the vital force in the building of a ‘new Portugal.’ Their strategy was to show their professional success and potential, both in a formal and academic milieu (papers presented at the conference) and in an informal techno-dazzling atmosphere (the exhibition) directed toward the general public. |
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