Este dossier de la revista Quinto Sol propone el debate sobre la salud en un contexto global. El artículo de nuestro editor científico Marcos Cueto describe la emergencia del término “salud global”.
The social construction of death
This article published in our latest issue aims to understand the development of the way deaths are accounted for in Brazil and its influence on how we perceive death.
Diálogos Críticos Sobre la Medicina Reproductiva
Convocatoria para la presentación de ponencias: “Diálogos Críticos Sobre la Medicina Reproductiva: Pasado, Presente, y Futuro.” Image: Cabbage white butterfly egg, very close-up. Credit: David Gregory & Debbie Marshall. Courtesy of the Wellcome Collection.Lugar: Online Fechas: Semana del 1º al 7 de febrero de 2021 Idiomas: Ingles y...
Medios de comunicación, política e historia
“Estoy convencida en la importancia de la difusión y la comunicación pública de la ciencia, pero sería deseable que los periodistas puedan comprender y expresar que la historia aporta complejidades, particularidades, excepcionalidades que están muy lejos de las miradas binarias que, en muchas oportunidades, se pretender invocar.” Tras la polémica por Ramón Carrillo, la historiadora Karina Ramacciotti analiza la relación entre historia y medios de comunicación.
Hacia otra historia de América
30/01/2019 Este libro reúne dos ensayos que proponen y exploran nuevas maneras de comprender la historia de nuestro continente a partir de dos aspectos clave: el cambio cultural y las relaciones interétnicas. Con una perspectiva de historia compartida, plantea que los procesos históricos de las distintas naciones de América deben comprenderse como parte de...
The promise of history: Astana, São Paulo, and the challenges in Brazil
science editors André Felipe Cândido da Silva and Marcos Cueto write about the crucial role of history in understanding the present.
Exile within Exiles: Herbert Daniel, Gay Brazilian Revolutionary
December, 2018 Herbert Daniel was a complex figure in social activism from the mid-1960s until his death in 1992. As a medical student, he joined a revolutionary guerrilla organization but was forced to conceal his sexual identity from his comrades, a situation Daniel described as internal exile. He spent much of the 1970s in Europe, returned to Brazil in...
The Cultural Impact of Science in the Early Twentieth Century
December 2018 In the early decades of the twentieth century, engagement with science was commonly used as an emblem of modernity. This phenomenon is now attracting increasing attention in different historical specialties.Being Modern builds on this recent scholarly interest to explore engagement with science across culture from the end of the nineteenth century...
How London became the tuberculosis capital of Europe
Of more than 5,000 TB patients diagnosed in England every year, nearly 40% are Londoners.