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Repressed memory

Rethinking the impact of Latin America’s forgotten pandemics

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ID12189596
AuthorsBert Hoffmann (0000-0001-7522-3610, German Institute for Global and Area Studies, corresponding author)
Year2020
Issue109
Pages203-211
Publication date2020-06-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies | Revista Europea de Estudios Latinoamericanos y del Caribe (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0924-0608 • E-ISSN: 1879-4750
PublisherCEDLA - Centro de Estudios y Documentacion (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.32992/erlacs.10677
OpenAlexW3038063890
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited6

The ‘Columbian exchange’ (Crosby) after 1492 mixed bacteria and viruses from the ‘Old’ and the ‘New World’; ever since then, epidemics have shaped the political course of events in Latin America and the Caribbean. While the diseases and their victims are largely forgotten in collective memory, they also remain marginal in much of conventional scholarship, as they are not easily framed in narratives of national history or social emancipation. The present contribution provides concrete examples that demonstrate the profound political impact of pandemics, but also the lack of attention they have received in standard textbooks and accounts of Latin American history. The conclusions call on scholars to fully embrace the insights from environmental history and epidemiological research into their teaching and writing on the region. Resumen: Memoria reprimida: Reflexión sobre el impacto de las pandemias olvidadas de LatinoaméricaEl ‘intercambio colombino’ (Crosby) después de 1492 mezcló bacterias y virus del Viejo y el Nuevo Mundo. Desde entonces, las epidemias han moldeado el curso político de los acontecimientos en Latinoamérica y el Caribe. Si bien las enfermedades y sus víctimas caen en el olvido en gran medida en la memoria colectiva, también permanecen marginales en gran parte de la literatura académica convencional, ya que no se enmarcan fácilmente en narrativas de historia nacional o de emancipación social. La presente contribución proporciona ejemplos concretos que demuestran el profundo impacto político de las pandemias, pero también la falta de atención que han recibido en los libros de texto estándar y en los relatos dominantes de la historia de Latinoamérica. Las conclusiones exigen que los académicos adopten plenamente las ideas de la historia ambiental y la investigación epidemiológica en su enseñanza y escritura sobre la región

Art · Humanities · Latin Americans · Political science · Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia · International Relations in Latin America · Law · Public Health and Social Inequalities

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Citations per year0,8
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 4

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