Une pratique au carrefour : l'historiographie brésilienne et ses défis contemporains

This article intends to reflect upon a few decisive moments of history writing in Brazil, as well as upon some specific aspects of Brazilian historiographic practices in the XX-XXI centuries. Our objective is to analyze them in regard to their theoretical framework ; their analytical tendencies ; their dialogue with other world historiographic trends ; the critical thinking of historians on their own work ; the definition of fields of interest ; the investigative practices and the conditions of research. Our path in this text is anchored in two thematic domains chosen for their exemplarity : the history of reading and of the book ; and the history of slavery, having as a backdrop the political implications of historiographic work and its social relevance.