Archiving the Pandemic
Saber(com)vida
O Hospital-Colónia Rovisco Pais: a última leprosaria portuguesa e os universos contingentes da experiência e da memória
Alice Cruz
História, Ciências, Saúde-Manguinhos
Overview
Opened in the 1940s, the Hospital-Colónia Rovisco Pais, an important hygienist project of the Estado Novo, was intended for the treatment, study and prophylaxis of leprosy, according to a compulsory internment model.This article analyses the Colony Hospital as a disciplinary device, developing a reflection on the confrontation between disciplinary power and experience.
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