Abstract
In this paper I will analyze the identity narratives of Goan doctors under Portuguese colonial rule. Such narratives account for two contrasting styles of self-presentation: first, they emphasize the connection between Goan doctors and the colonial endeavor, portraying military physicians as a kind of civilizing heroe in Africa; second, the narratives point to the marginal and subaltern role of Goan medical school graduates within the Portuguese colonial system. I will explore the relationship between these two opposing styles and suggest how identity-building efforts crystallized in a set of narratives about the history of medicine in India that highlights colonial links and obscures native contributions to medical knowledge. Data will be drawn from interviews with elderly Goan doctors, trained before 1961, from published historical accounts of medical teaching in India, and from documents written either to celebrate the existence of the Medical School of Goa or to analyze and intervene in the situation of Goan doctors serving in the colonies.
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