Memory, Narrative and Experience – The Journal of the American Edward Watkinson Wells about Madeira

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Autor(a) principal: Caldeira, Susana
Data de Publicação: 2022
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://ahm-abm.madeira.gov.pt/index.php/ahm/article/view/84
Resumo: Perhaps because of its more insipid writing, Edward W. Wells’ journal has not been studied until today – or we simply are not aware of it. In the numerous readings we did on the subject, we found two or three references to this document, which proves that it is known among scholars who study travel literature or foreign narratives dealing with Madeira Island. Having recently translated this journal into Portuguese, it aroused our curiosity and that is the main reason this essay aims to analyse the Journal of the American Edward Watkinson Wells: A Journey to Madeira (1836/1837), from the perspective of individual and collective memory, not forgetting the concepts of temporality and experience, imperative for the understanding of travel narrative and of its importance in the construction of insular historiography. In the same line of analysis, it is important for us to understand the experience of alterity: the encounter with the other, the foreign and observer gaze that is cast on the other, the observed object, and understand the reason why this other is worth recording. Keywords Travel Narrative; Journal; Madeira; Memory; Experience.
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spelling Memory, Narrative and Experience – The Journal of the American Edward Watkinson Wells about MadeiraMemória, Narrativa e Experiência – O Diário do Americano Edward Watkinson Wells sobre a MadeiraPerhaps because of its more insipid writing, Edward W. Wells’ journal has not been studied until today – or we simply are not aware of it. In the numerous readings we did on the subject, we found two or three references to this document, which proves that it is known among scholars who study travel literature or foreign narratives dealing with Madeira Island. Having recently translated this journal into Portuguese, it aroused our curiosity and that is the main reason this essay aims to analyse the Journal of the American Edward Watkinson Wells: A Journey to Madeira (1836/1837), from the perspective of individual and collective memory, not forgetting the concepts of temporality and experience, imperative for the understanding of travel narrative and of its importance in the construction of insular historiography. In the same line of analysis, it is important for us to understand the experience of alterity: the encounter with the other, the foreign and observer gaze that is cast on the other, the observed object, and understand the reason why this other is worth recording. Keywords Travel Narrative; Journal; Madeira; Memory; Experience.Talvez pela sua escrita mais insípida, o diário de Edward W. Wells não tenha sido estudado até à data – ou de tal não temos conhecimento. Nas inúmeras leituras que fizemos sobre literatura de viagens, encontrámos duas ou três referências ao documento, o que comprova que é um diário conhecido dos estudiosos desta temática ou das narrativas estrangeiras que versam sobre a Madeira, apesar de não ter suscitado especial curiosidade o seu estudo. Resultando o nosso interesse da tradução, que recentemente fizemos para português, do referido diário, este ensaio pretende analisar o diário do americano Edward Watkinson Wells: Uma Viagem à Madeira (1836/1837), na perspetiva da memória individual e coletiva, não descurando os conceitos de temporalidade e experiência, imperativos para a compreensão de uma narrativa de viagem e da sua importância na construção da historiografia insular. Na mesma linha de análise, importa-nos compreender a experiênciade alteridade: o encontro com o outro, o olhar estrangeiro e observador que é lançado sobre o outro, o objeto observado, e entender o motivo pelo qual este outro é digno de registo. Palavras-chave Palavras-chave: Narrativa de Viagem; Diário; Madeira; Memória; Experiência.DRABM – Direção Regional do Arquivo e Biblioteca da Madeira2022-05-02info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ahm-abm.madeira.gov.pt/index.php/ahm/article/view/84Arquivo Histórico da Madeira, Nova Série; No. 4 (2022); 273-297Arquivo Histórico da Madeira, Nova Série; N.º 4 (2022); 273-2972184-5743reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPporhttps://ahm-abm.madeira.gov.pt/index.php/ahm/article/view/84https://ahm-abm.madeira.gov.pt/index.php/ahm/article/view/84/83Direitos de Autor (c) 2022 Arquivo Histórico da Madeira, Nova Sérieinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCaldeira, Susana2024-03-16T09:51:19Zoai::article/84Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T04:01:40.742146Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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Memória, Narrativa e Experiência – O Diário do Americano Edward Watkinson Wells sobre a Madeira
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description Perhaps because of its more insipid writing, Edward W. Wells’ journal has not been studied until today – or we simply are not aware of it. In the numerous readings we did on the subject, we found two or three references to this document, which proves that it is known among scholars who study travel literature or foreign narratives dealing with Madeira Island. Having recently translated this journal into Portuguese, it aroused our curiosity and that is the main reason this essay aims to analyse the Journal of the American Edward Watkinson Wells: A Journey to Madeira (1836/1837), from the perspective of individual and collective memory, not forgetting the concepts of temporality and experience, imperative for the understanding of travel narrative and of its importance in the construction of insular historiography. In the same line of analysis, it is important for us to understand the experience of alterity: the encounter with the other, the foreign and observer gaze that is cast on the other, the observed object, and understand the reason why this other is worth recording. Keywords Travel Narrative; Journal; Madeira; Memory; Experience.
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