In July 2012, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Graduate Program in Social History of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Topoi's Editorial Committee asked Francisco Falcon to write a short narrative about the origins and development of the program. This text was then sent to José Murilo de Carvalho and Marieta de Moraes Ferreira, who wrote their own reflexive memories drawing from the themes proposed by Francisco Falcon. We publish here this conversation among three scholars who not only took part in the building of PPGHIS, but who also helped to develop History graduate studies throughout Brazil.
history of education; university; historiography; memory.