Narrativas sobre a saúde pública na Secção Scientifica do Jornal O Publicador Goyano (1885-1892)

Abstract

The research investigates the narratives about public health in the SecçãoScientifica of the periodic. O PublicadorGoyano, founded by José do Patrocinio Marques Tocantins, a black journalist, son of a enslaved father, raised only by his mother, born in the city of Goiás, the former capital from the Province which is considered rare in the Afro-descendant community of the century XIX. His work was rooted in abolitionists and republicans scopes and it's editorship was focused on scientific discussions, with themes pertinent to health, education and popularization of scientific knowledge. This work lists characteristics about the periodical, its founder and the analysis of the editions of the SecçãoScientifica on the newspaper available in the Hemeroteca Digital Brasileira. The research has a qualitative approach, using as method Case Study and instruments as Bibliographic Survey, Documentary Research and Narrative Analysis. The result of this study allowed us to understand how the periodic's editorial, as well as its creator, were aligned with positivist thoughts and how the periodical's SecçãoScientifica was able to contribute to discussions about the popularization of scientific knowledge in the Province of Goiás in the century XIX.