Seminars in the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology
Michaelmas Term 2015
Mondays, 14:15
Venue:
Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine
Seminar Room, 47 Banbury Road, Oxford
All Welcome
Week 1
(Monday 12 October)
Dr Hans Pols
(University of Sydney)
‘Decolonising medicine: The Indonesian medical profession, 1900-1950’
Through their studies, medical practice, and participation in the Association of Indonesian Physicians, physicians native to the Dutch East Indies developed
a strong professional identity. The promises of modern medicine were important elements of this professional identity and motivated Indonesian physicians to develop critical perspectives on colonial society, participating in social and cultural movements and
political activities. This lecture discusses the political views and nationalist activities of several generations of Indonesian physicians. At various times they advocated public health measures, criticised income disparities between Indonesian and European
physicians, criticised traditional culture yet also embraced it as a model for an alternate modernity for Indonesia.
Conveners: Dr Erica Charters, Professor Pietro Corsi, Dr Sloan Mahone
The complete list of seminars can be found here:
http://www.wuhmo.ox.ac.uk/fileadmin/ohf/documents/Wellcome/Seminars_MT2015_HSMT.pdf
Belinda Michaelides
Unit Secretary
Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine
University of Oxford
45-47 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 6PE
Tel: +44 (0)1865 274600
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