Mobilising medical knowledge for the nation, 1943-49

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Hobbins, Peter and Forsyth, Hannah Elise. (2013). Mobilising medical knowledge for the nation, 1943-49. Health and History. 15(1), pp. 59 - 79. https://doi.org/10.5401/healthhist.15.1.0059
AuthorsHobbins, Peter and Forsyth, Hannah Elise
Abstract

The Second World War reconfigured the structures and conduct of medical research in Australia. Destabilised by the departure of senior investigators over 1943–45, the local infrastructure faced a crisis. Coinciding with shifting military fortunes, this rupture also aligned with new political possibilities in planning for a ‘postwar’ world. From late 1942, both a mobilisation mentality and a rethinking of national health as a Commonwealth responsibility created novel opportunities for the generation of knowledge. Departing from interwar models, in which scientific inquiries were bound tightly to applied outcomes, from 1943 a new sense of free inquiry suffused Australian medical research. This ‘postwar’ conception signified a new epistemology, positioning the generation and circulation of untethered knowledge as a public good.

KeywordsAustralia; medical research; government; knowledge; education; science
Year2013
JournalHealth and History
Journal citation15 (1), pp. 59 - 79
PublisherAustralian and New Zealand Society of the History of Medicine
ISSN1442-1771
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.5401/healthhist.15.1.0059
Page range59 - 79
Research GroupSchool of Arts
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