Anthropology of Health in Brazil: A Border Discourse

This article traces the development of anthropological research on health in Brazil in light of discussions on modernity/coloniality and world anthropologies. Originating in the 1970s, stimulated by external and internal pressures for scientific production and along with the expansion of graduate pr...

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Published in:Medical anthropology 2012-01, Vol.31 (1), p.4-28
Main Authors: Langdon, Esther Jean, Follér, Maj-Lis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic discipline
academic visibility
Anthropological analysis
Anthropological research
anthropology of health
Anthropology, Medical - organization & administration
Brazil
Colonialism
Discourse analysis
Graduate students
Health
Health Services Research - organization & administration
Humans
Medical anthropology
Modernity
North-South dialogue
Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified
Periodicals as Topic
research development
Social research
Övrig annan samhällsvetenskap
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Summary:This article traces the development of anthropological research on health in Brazil in light of discussions on modernity/coloniality and world anthropologies. Originating in the 1970s, stimulated by external and internal pressures for scientific production and along with the expansion of graduate programs, a network of anthropologists has consolidated and multiplied in Brazil. We describe the development of research groups, meetings, and publications in order to characterize Brazilian anthropology of health as a research program that distinguishes itself from North Atlantic medical anthropology. We examine the visibility and circulation of references in academic publications to explore the participation of Brazilians in the global discourse and, more specifically, in the North-South dialogue. From a comparative perspective, we argue that anthropological investigations of health reflect a perspective and ethos distinctive to Brazil and its historical and political processes.
ISSN:0145-9740
1545-5882
DOI:10.1080/01459740.2011.598198