Os saberes do Divino que habitam em mim: visualidades afetivas da romaria do Divino Pai Eterno em Trindade, Goiás

Abstract

This undergraduate thesis investigates how the visualities of the Romaria do Divino Pai Eterno, held in Trindade (Goiás, Brazil), permeate the author's life experiences and contribute to the construction of her teaching identity in Visual Arts. The research draws on personal memories, observations of popular culture, and fieldwork conducted during the 2024 and 2025 festivities, seeking to understand how images, devotional practices, and cultural expressions present in the pilgrimage serve as formative repertoires. The study is grounded in Visual Culture Studies and articulates concepts of popular visualities, memory, affect, and processes of teacher subjectivation. Methodologically, it adopts walking as an investigative practice understood as a sensitive and embodied method that allows for observing, recording, and interpreting visualities from a situated, affective, and critical perspective. The results indicate that the images and narratives of the pilgrimage mobilize senses of belonging, reveal historical and symbolic layers of Goiás’ culture, and promote shifts in perception, contributing to the development of a more sensitive, critical, and decolonial teaching practice. It concludes that the popular visualities of the Romaria may function as pedagogical devices for Visual Arts education, expanding visual repertoires, fostering critical thinking, and bringing teacher education closer to popular cultural contexts.