El indio patologizado y el indio glorificado en el discurso médico boliviano de la primera mitad del siglo XX
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Este artículo constituye un avance de la tesis doctoral titulada "Representaciones del indio en el discurso médico boliviano durante la primera mitad del siglo XX". En éste, se proporciona un contexto sobre la inestabilidad de la salud pública en Bolivia durante la época. Luego se presenta una cartografía del escrito médico basada en la obra del Dr. Rolando Costa Ardúz. Finalmente, se examinan algunas representaciones identificadas, como la del indio patologizado y la del indio glorificado, las cuales están vinculadas a enfermedades específicas, al factor geográfico y a la cultura indígena.
This article constitutes a preview of the doctoral thesis titled "Representations of the Indian in the Bolivian medical discourse during the first half of the 20th century". It presents the context of the instability of public health in Bolivia in that period, followed by a cartography of medical publications based on the work of Dr. Rolando Costa Ardúz. Finally, we examine some of the representations which we have identified, such as that of the pathologized Indian and the glorified Indian, which are linked to specific diseases, geographical factors, and indigenous culture.
This article constitutes a preview of the doctoral thesis titled "Representations of the Indian in the Bolivian medical discourse during the first half of the 20th century". It presents the context of the instability of public health in Bolivia in that period, followed by a cartography of medical publications based on the work of Dr. Rolando Costa Ardúz. Finally, we examine some of the representations which we have identified, such as that of the pathologized Indian and the glorified Indian, which are linked to specific diseases, geographical factors, and indigenous culture.
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Indio, representaciones, discurso médico, escrito médico del siglo XX, salud pública, medicina-historia, escritos médicos, evolución práctica médica, Bolivia, Indian, representations, 20th century medical writing, public health, medical discourse, medicine-history, medical writings, evolution of medical practice, Bolivia