INFORMATIONAL PRACTICES TO POSTPONE THE END OF THE WORLD

Abstract

Information practices constitute an approach within Information Science that seeks to understand the relationships between subjects, information, and daily life from a social perspective. This communication aims to reflect on information practices as one of the possible ideas for postponing the end of the world, based on a dialogue between the work of Ailton Krenak and the models of information practices proposed by Reijo Savolainen. This is a qualitative, exploratory study developed from bibliographic research. As a corpus of analysis, the work was interpreted through Content Analysis. The results allowed the identification of five thematic categories: Standardization of life, Territory, Knowledge and memories, Orientation of life, and Imagination. The analysis showed that the categories directly dialogue with different axes of information practices, especially those related to daily life, the construction of meaning, the sharing of knowledge, and the creation of new ways of interpreting the world. It was also possible to observe the importance of narratives, memories, links with the territory, and collective knowledge for the continuity of life in society. It is concluded that informational practices can contribute to the appreciation of different forms of knowledge and to the construction of meanings that strengthen the bonds between individuals, communities, and their ways of life, and can be understood as one of the possible ideas to postpone the end of the world in light of Ailton Krenak's reflections.