90 Second Narratives

Two Doctors, Two Paths in Cold War Brazil

May 11, 2020 Sky Michael Johnston Season 1 Episode 7
Two Doctors, Two Paths in Cold War Brazil
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90 Second Narratives
Two Doctors, Two Paths in Cold War Brazil
May 11, 2020 Season 1 Episode 7
Sky Michael Johnston

“How does a story about two doctors reveal the social, political, and ethical divisions that typified Brazil during the Cold War?”

So begins today’s story from Dr. Eyal Weinberg.

For further reading:
Eyal Weinberg, “‘With colleagues like that, who needs enemies?’: Doctors and Repression under Military and Post-Authoritarian Brazil,” The Americas 76 (2019): 467-505.

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“How does a story about two doctors reveal the social, political, and ethical divisions that typified Brazil during the Cold War?”

So begins today’s story from Dr. Eyal Weinberg.

For further reading:
Eyal Weinberg, “‘With colleagues like that, who needs enemies?’: Doctors and Repression under Military and Post-Authoritarian Brazil,” The Americas 76 (2019): 467-505.