Tuberculosis Collection

Narratives of Displacement and Trauma: The Tuberculosis Epidemic among the Inuit of Nunavik in the 1940s–1950s

2020

Olofsson, E., & Folco, J.

Umeå University

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The authors document personal narratives of Inuit Elders about the individual and collective trauma experienced by Inuit as a result of forced hospitalization due to the tuberculosis epidemic and discuss ethical concerns related to conducting anthropological fieldwork on trauma and memory.

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Narratives of Displacement and Trauma: The Tuberculosis Epidemic among the Inuit of Nunavik in the 1940s–1950s.

Olofsson, E., & Folco, J. (2020). Narratives of displacement and trauma: The tuberculosis epidemic among the Inuit of Nunavik in the 1940s–1950s. Journal of Northern Studies, 14(1), 62–82.

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