A N Beasley
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3768009 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | A N Beasley |
| NOMBRES | A N |
| APELLIDO | Beasley |
| FIRMA | BEASLEY A N |
| AFILIACIONES | Victoria University of Wellington |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 3 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 3 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2006 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2010 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Supporting the Investigation ofKuruin New Guinea in the 1960s
Frequently missing from official accounts of European involvement in colonial territories is documentation of the contribution made and support provided by the wives who accompanied their husbands. The scientific investigation of the disease kuru, which afflicted the Fore people of New Guinea, provides one such example. From the early 1960s, a succession of medical researchers with their wives and families were based in the Okapa area of the East…
Frontier Journeys. Fore Experiences on the Kuru Patrols
This paper explores the narratives of a group of Fore men recruited as youngsters to assist a succession of scientists to investigate kuru . Against a backdrop of European intrusion, the narrators recall their motivations to assist the scientists and describe their experiences on patrol. Reflecting on the hazards, challenges and adventures faced, these narratives draw attention to the extent to which the kuru scientists depended on their Fore ass…
The Promised Medicine
This paper explores the oral narratives of five South Fore men who assisted with the scientific investigation of kuru. Drawing on the framework of the dramaturgic form of epidemics, the narratives start with childhood memories of the social crisis at the height of the kuru epidemic. With the arrival of the European scientists they build to a climax of optimism over the prospect of a cure for kuru and enhanced personal futures before descending in…
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The Promised Medicine
This paper explores the oral narratives of five South Fore men who assisted with the scientific investigation of kuru. Drawing on the framework of the dramaturgic form of epidemics, the narratives start with childhood memories of the social crisis at the height of the kuru epidemic. With the arrival of the European scientists they build to a climax of optimism over the prospect of a cure for kuru and enhanced personal futures before descending in…
Frontier Journeys. Fore Experiences on the Kuru Patrols
This paper explores the narratives of a group of Fore men recruited as youngsters to assist a succession of scientists to investigate kuru . Against a backdrop of European intrusion, the narrators recall their motivations to assist the scientists and describe their experiences on patrol. Reflecting on the hazards, challenges and adventures faced, these narratives draw attention to the extent to which the kuru scientists depended on their Fore ass…
Supporting the Investigation ofKuruin New Guinea in the 1960s
Frequently missing from official accounts of European involvement in colonial territories is documentation of the contribution made and support provided by the wives who accompanied their husbands. The scientific investigation of the disease kuru, which afflicted the Fore people of New Guinea, provides one such example. From the early 1960s, a succession of medical researchers with their wives and families were based in the Okapa area of the East…
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