Resumen: Hermilio Valdizán publicó numerosos trabajos sobre lo que se denominó folklor psiquiátrico, entendido como las formas de comprender y tratar las enfermedades mentales por parte de los indígenas, tanto del pasado colonial y prehispánico como del presente del a

Abstract: Hermilio Valdizán published several papers on what was called psychiatric folklore, understood as the ways of understanding and treating mental illnesses by indigenous people, both from the colonial and pre-Hispanic past and from the author’s present. In this

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Resumo: Analisa as experiências de adoecimento por câncer de mama de mulheres em tratamento no Hospital do Câncer III do Instituto Nacional de Câncer, Rio de Janeiro. Argumenta que parte da experiência das mulheres entrevistadas foi construída pela interação entre a

Abstract: The paper analyses illness experiences of breast cancer in women undergoing treatment at the Hospital of Cancer III of the National Institute of Cancer. It argues that part of the interviewed women’s experience was constructed from the interaction between fam

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Resumo: Discute o modelo de eugenia empregado pelo médico-sanitarista Belisário Penna durante a campanha do saneamento do Brasil nas décadas de 1920 e 1930. São abordados dois conceitos fundamentais para o seu pensamento: “raça brasileira” e eugenia “preventiva”. A m

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to discuss the eugenics model used by the medical-sanitarist Belisário Penna during the sanitation campaign in Brazil in the 1920s and 1930s. The article addresses two fundamental concepts for his thinking: “Brazilian race” and

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Resumo: O artigo analisa um aspecto pouco conhecido da trajetória de Pedro Nava: seu envolvimento na institucionalização da reumatologia no Brasil. Por meio de uma gama de materiais de arquivo, como revistas médicas, correspondência, cadernetas, relatórios técnicos e

Abstract: A little-known facet of the trajectory of Pedro Nava is analyzed, namely, his involvement in the institutionalization of rheumatology in Brazil. Drawing on multiple primary sources, including medical journals, correspondence, notebooks, technical reports, and

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Resumo: Em 1924, um personagem despontou na imprensa brasileira: o “Professor Mozart”. Seu nome era Mozart Dias Teixeira e, durante as décadas de 1920 e 1930, ele praticou curas em diversas cidades do país, provocando controvérsias entre setores da sociedade. O artig

Abstract: In 1924, a new figure appeared on the pages of Brazilian newspapers: “Professor Mozart.” In the 1920s and 1930s, Mozart Dias Teixeira practiced healing in several Brazilian cities, sparking controversy among certain segments of society. A threefold analysis o

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Resumen: En el presente artículo se abordan las maneras en que la fotografía fue parte de las estrategias argumentativas y expositivas de los profesionales de la medicina y su rol en la producción de conocimiento experimental entre 1890 y 1915. Para dar cuenta de esta

Abstract: This article addresses how photography was part of the argumentative and expository strategies of medical professionals and its role in the production of experimental knowledge between 1890 and 1915. To investigate these issues, representative medical journal

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Resumo: A entrevista aborda a trajetória de Evelyn Fox Keller, professora emérita de história e filosofia das ciências do Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Keller reflete sobre seu percurso e sobre os desafios que precisou enfrentar para expandir as fronteiras d

Abstract: This interview covers the trajectory of Evelyn Fox Keller, emeritus professor of history and philosophy of science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Keller reflects on her career and the challenges she had to overcome to push back the frontiers of

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Resumo: O texto aborda a doença no acervo da Justiça do Trabalho de Pelotas, entre 1939 e 1954. Ainda que houvesse uma legislação específica sobre as enfermidades laborais, relacionadas às leis sobre os acidentes de trabalho, que as vinculasse à Justiça Comum, os ped

Abstract: This article discusses disease in the archives of the Pelotas labor court system between 1939 and 1954. Although occupational diseases were encompassed by laws on work-related accidents, which linked them to the regular judicial system, claims heard in labor

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Resumen: El presente artículo representa un intento de reflexionar hipotéticamente sobre la manera en que los historiadores de la ciencia escribirán en el futuro sus investigaciones sobre el desarrollo de la pandemia de la covid-19 en Israel, dentro de un contexto que

Abstract: This article attempts to hypothetically reflect on how historians of science will write their research on the development of the covid-19 pandemic in Israel in the future, within a context that includes: the political crisis experienced by the country at that

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Resumen: En 1895, Nicolás Sáenz propuso al gobierno chileno la venta de una colección de objetos “incaicos” traídos desde Lima; adquisición aprobada en 1897. Pese a las dificultades ocasionadas por la Guerra del Pacífico, el Museo Nacional (Chile) continuó adquiriendo

Abstract: In 1895, Nicolás Sáenz proposed to the Chilean government to purchase a collection of “Inca” objects brought from Lima. This acquisition was approved in 1897. Despite the difficulties caused by the War of the Pacific, the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (C

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Abstract: Under the directorship of Clemente Onelli (1904-1924), the Jardín Zoológico de Buenos Aires became a major public attraction and gained an international reputation for its innovations in animal keeping and as a supplier of Latin American fauna. It was a hybri

Resumo: Sob a direção de Clemente Onelli (1904-1924), o Jardín Zoológico de Buenos Aires se tornou uma importante atração pública e ganhou reputação internacional por suas inovações no abrigo e fornecimento de fauna latinoamericana. Era uma instituição híbrida que co

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Resumen: El artículo tiene por objetivo dar a conocer parte de un proceso de investigación sobre la cultura material de la enseñanza científica, en particular de las ciencias naturales, en la Argentina, entre la segunda mitad del siglo XIX y comienzos del siglo XX. A

Abstract: The article presents part of a research process on the material culture of science education, particularly natural sciences, in Argentina, between the second half of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century. We used some methodologica

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Resumo: O artigo apresenta o modo como as imagens relativas aos conjuntos de química expressam as representações sobre a predominância do gênero masculino nas brincadeiras que simulam aspectos técnicos, gestuais, de laboratório, criando padrões de conduta que direcio

Abstract: This article shows how images relating to chemistry sets express the predominance of the male gender in toys that simulate technical, gestural, and laboratory-related aspects of science, creating patterns of conduct towards the professional vocation of being

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Resumo: O 12º Congresso Internacional de Zoologia realizou-se em Lisboa, em 1935. Da sua memória concreta constam insígnias – estrela-do-mar – e caricaturas de zoólogos. A partir de investigação no Arquivo do Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência/Universida

Abstract: The material memory of the 12th International Congress of Zoology, held in Lisbon in 1935 includes insignias – the starfish – and caricatures of zoologists. Through an investigation of the archives at the University of Lisbon’s National Museum of Natural Hist

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