A história das doenças por meio da fotografia: tratamento e difusão do acervo iconográfico do Centro de Memória da Medicina da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Abstract

Photography has been a resource largely used in the health field not just for its documentary value, but also for didactic purposes. Recent studies show imagery material discursive potency, enabling an opening for new debate about its usage as historical sources. The Centro de Memória da Medicina of Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais is responsible for the safeguard of a prominent collection with an emphasis in its iconographic compilation. This work has as its main objective a description of this collection diagnosis.Even if on a preliminary basis, its expected to highlight questions concerning the challenges when it comes to identify iconographic documents and their impacts over informational potency of the compilation in general historical research.