Showing papers by "Marcos Cueto published in 2020"
TL;DR: The authors analyzes as possibilidades for os historiadores da saude de usar a novo paradigma surgido recentemente entre os sanitaristas e os ambientalistas, conhecido as "saude planetaria".
Abstract: Os objetivos deste artigo sao descrever a emergencia do termo “saude global” e sintetizar as discussoes historica sobre este conceito que, segundo alguns expertos, foi adotado com muito interesse pelas agencias internacionais de saude desde finai do seculo XX, embora determinados historiadores duvidaram da utilidade do conceito por causa da sua relacao com o discurso glorificador da globalizacao economica neoliberal. No trabalho, analisam-se as possibilidades para os historiadores da saude de usar um novo paradigma surgido recentemente entre os sanitaristas e os ambientalistas, conhecido como “saude planetaria”.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors contribute to the historiography of science and medicine in Latin America by analyzing four perspectives used by researchers since the mid-20th century to the early 21st century.
Abstract: The purpose of this article is to contribute to the historiography of science and medicine in Latin America by analyzing four perspectives used by researchers since the mid-20th century to the early 21st century. The first perspective was strongly influenced by an eurocentric assumption according to which science was a modern intelectual product, a higher form of rational knowledge and an aspiration of all cultures. The second and third perspectives considered science as a social and cultural venture that had a unique dynamic in Latin American countries. These two perspectives gave much importance to the notions of reception, negotiation and interaction. In addition, they highlighted the proactive capacity of local and national actors. The fourth perspective—associated to a broader perspective known as Global History—emphasizes the transnational circulation of knowledge among cultures and goes beyond the Latinamerican region, challenging some of the basis of previous perspectives such as the centrality of the Nation State
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TL;DR: The Covid-19 pandemic that has unleashed human tragedies and political crises in various countries is reminiscent of past health crises and raises questions about the “lessons” they bequeathed us (Cueto, 27 mar. 2020).
Abstract: The Covid-19 pandemic that has unleashed human tragedies and political crises in various countries is reminiscent of past health crises and raises questions about the “lessons” they bequeathed us (Cueto, 27 mar. 2020). Now more than ever, history seems wise and fascinating. The current health crisis reminds us that possessing an image of the past, however incomplete and contradictory, is a fundamental necessity for individuals, governments and countries. One or more historical images filter through the social fabric and our personalities to soothe insecurities and uncertainties, create community bonds within a group, differentiate us from other groups, explain or justify the nuances of social inequalities and, often, to justify the privileges and attributes of power.