Once again I thank dr Figueiredo for exposing my work and I cordially invite those who are interested in this discussion to read the article he quotes, which is available in Open Access here https://journals.openedition.org/etnografica/2848. Even though this was a very preliminary and incipient article on the topic (and juvenile, surpassed by others that are far more mature), it maps some of the different possible chronologies regarding medical teaching in Goa -- including those that pre-date the formal establishment of the Medical School. Some of the "accusations" over my interpretations can be dismissed on this very basis -- what chronology is one using? THe one that considers any teaching as "medical school" or the one that follows its official beginning? That article also roughly outlines some of the prevailing and contradictory perceptions regarding the medical school -- from wonderful to not-so-good. None is absolute, they depend on circumstance, time, and (political, social, cultural and even genealogical) positionality of the narrator. Dr Figueiredo is faithful to one of those interpretations, and I compliment him for that. The sources he uses confirm his view. Using the scholarly protocol, i cordially invite him to expand his sources - for example, Dr Socrates da Costa "Mais um Brado", to remain with printed sources, or, for a more ambitious endeavour, to read the manuscript reports of head physicians that supervised the Medical School of Goa all through the 19th century, plus the Health reports for MOzambique and other locations where graduates of the Medical School were placed. THe picture that emerges is complex and contradictory, as is the world.
I hope to be back on this discussion in a few weeks, but for the moment that is an impossibility due to shortage of time. For those who are interested in further readings, feel free to download my articles from here: *https://cristianabastos.org/ <https://cristianabastos.org/> --*Goa is in the section "colonial medicine and the production of knowledge." with my very best wishes to everyone cristiana On Tue, Jun 20, 2023 at 5:24 AM JOHN DE FIGUEIREDO <[email protected]> wrote: > > To thse of you who are still reading this series of posts (without falling > asleep), attached is the next one with the following title: > "Were graduates of Escola Medica not allowed to teach in their own School?" > Sincerely, > John M. de Figueiredo > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/1299765998.1228418.1687235069757%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/1299765998.1228418.1687235069757%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAJ_erVPwfFEnHqRQmh4mAS3cZE%2BE6Ot-qD1gbvT8kG40hb9Bwg%40mail.gmail.com.
