Entre-lugares: o ritual da viagem acadêmica registrado nos agradecimentos dos TCCs de Licenciatura em Ciências Sociais na primeira década de existência do curso no IFG campus Anápolis.

Abstract

This work is the result of a request from the Science and Humanities Laboratory of IFG – Anápolis Campus to gather the Final Course Papers (TCCs) from the first decade of the institution’s Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences. From this gathering, the acknowledgements emerge as a guiding thread of a documentary ethnography, revealing themselves not only as formal records, but as affective expressions that evidence an academic rite of passage. It is in the acknowledgements that the liminal network manifests itself: a fabric of relationships formed by family, friends, teachers and advisors, without which the student’s journey between training and completion of the course would not be possible. The concept of Between-Places arises from the perception that this transition is not static, but a continuous movement, in which the student goes through different connections until reaching his or her purpose. Using the acknowledgements as a map and reflection of this journey, I also bring my own experience, intertwining it with the trajectories of those who preceded me throughout this decade. With all the works already gathered, I reinforce the importance of making this archive accessible to the public, allowing future students to be inspired and recognize in the acknowledgments not only an end, but an essential part of the ritualistic process experienced by their predecessors.