%0 Article %A Barcelos Ribeiro da Silva, Ana Paula %I Instituto de Ciências Humanas e Filosofia. Universidade Federal Fluminense %D 2013 %T Tensoes, escolhas e expectativas: ideias políticas e contexto histórico e social a partir de trajetórias individuais %U https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=4329319 %X In this article we aim to reflect on the contribution of the analysis of individual trajectories to the writing of history. We therefore consider the theoretical and methodological approaches formed based on this perspective and list some of the Brazilian and foreign authors to have adopted it. We also reflect on the conflicts and tensions to emerge from a consideration of individual historical subjects as a form of problematising the study of certain historical and social contexts. The relationship between experiences and expectations and between past, present and future forecasts also emerges as an important focus when examining how the individual perceives their time and acts upon it. We therefore also reflect on the encounter between individuals and the problems of their time.