Methodological paths to apprehension mining discursive traces¹

Abstract

The present work intends to present part of the theoretical-methodological path adopted to analyze the discursive constellation around mining, an economic segment marked by contradictions and conflicts, especially after the rupture of two dams of iron ore tailings in Minas Gerais, which caused the death of almost three hundred people and serious social and environmental damage. The work is part of the research “Dispute of meanings in mining: discursive marks of civil surveillance organizations and instances” (PUC Minas/UFMG), which analyzes the discourse and counter discourse of the main actors involved in the mining segment, at the global and national/local levels. In this work we approach the construction of the theoretical-methodological framework developed to analyze the discursive practice of International Council on Mining and Metals - ICMM, one of the main international actors of mining, taking Norman Fairclough’s Critical Discourse Analysis as a reference (2001).

Keywords Discursive Practice; Organizational communication; Mining; Methodology; Critical Discourse Analysis