Space and Interdisciplinarity: the concept of space in the Milton Santos’ work and its interfaces with communication and Semiotics

Authors

  • Regiane Miranda de Oliveira Nakagawa Centro de Cultura, Linguagens e Tecnologias Aplicadas (Cecult) - Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia (UFRB)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19132/1807-8583201637.6-21

Keywords:

Milton Santos. Geographic space. Place. Interdisciplinarity. Methodology.

Abstract

This interview with Lucrécia D’Alessio Ferrara and Maria Adélia Aparecida de Souza was conducted on the occasion of the International Seminar "Dialogues with Milton Santos ideas - 15 years absence", held at the Instituto de Geociências da UFBA. The discussion covers the geographer Milton Santos’ thought and its relationship with different areas of expertise, as also indicates a series of challenges for the construction of knowledge in contemporary times. Among them, the relationship between disciplinarity and interdisciplinarity, the method and methodology matter, and the difference between index and scientific trace.

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References

SANTOS, Milton. A natureza do espaço. Técnica e tempo. Razão e emoção. São Paulo: Edusp, 2004.

SANTOS, Milton. Por uma geografia nova. Da crítica da Geografia a uma Geografia Crítica. São Paulo: Edusp, 2002.

SANTOS, Milton. Por uma outra globalização: do pensamento único à consciência universal. Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro: Record, 2007a.

SANTOS, Milton. O espaço do cidadão. São Paulo: Edusp, 2007b.

Published

2016-12-21

How to Cite

NAKAGAWA, Regiane Miranda de Oliveira. Space and Interdisciplinarity: the concept of space in the Milton Santos’ work and its interfaces with communication and Semiotics. Intexto, Porto Alegre, n. 37, p. 6–21, 2016. DOI: 10.19132/1807-8583201637.6-21. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/intexto/article/view/68752. Acesso em: 3 aug. 2026.

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Interview