Discipline and desire Hansen's disease patients reclaim life in Culion, 1900-1930s

This paper examines the everyday politics of Hansen's disease (HD) patients in Culion island, Philippines from 1900 to 1930s. As part of the American colonial project to address HD in the Philippines, American colonial health authorities segregated HD patients from the larger Philippine society...

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Published in:Social Science Diliman Vol. 13, no. 2 (Jul. 2017 - Dec. 2017), 1-30
Main Author: Kusaka, Wataru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
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