Leprosy and exile: the biopolitics of the Hawaiian monarchy in the 19th century

This article intends to analyze, from a Foucaultian perspective, how biopolitics was consolidated in Hawaii in the 19th century through Western influence. To do this, we look at the Act to prevent the Spread of Leprosy (1865) and its political and social consequences as an object of analysis. First,...

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Main Authors: André Luiz de Souza Oliveira, Thaddeus Gregory Blanchette
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro 2019-01-01
Series:Revista Maracanan
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Online Access:https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/index.php/maracanan/article/view/33671