Burn! - the use of a historical film in health education, Haiti, 2012

Authors

  • Stela Nazareth Meneghel Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
  • Alcindo Antonio Ferla Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
  • Joyce Mendes Shramm Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3395/reciis.v6i2.577

Keywords:

Health education, Haiti, Film

Abstract

This paper conducts a critical analysis of the film Burn!, which was used in epidemiology training for health care system workers in Haiti. The film is old but is relevant to a recent initiative that, in a way, brings it into the present. The story takes place on a fictional island called Queimada located in the Lesser Antilles. The name of the film is explained by the fact that the Portuguese burned the island to overcome the Indian resistance during the process of colonization, during which nearly all of the natives were killed. Thereafter, the Portuguese begin to traffic slaves from Africa to work in the cane fields. According to island legend, which is recounted early in the film, there is a white flat stone on the beach called the "White Cemetery of the Negros". The bodies of slaves who died during the voyage were placed there.

Author Biographies

Stela Nazareth Meneghel, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

Médica sanitarista, mestre e doutora em Medicina (UFRGS, 1989, 1996) pós-doutora em Psicologia Social (UAB, 2006). Professora adjunta do Curso de Análise de Políticas e Sistemas de Saúde - Bacharelado em Saúde Coeltiva, do PPG Saúde Coletiva e PPG Enfermagem/UFRGS. Bolsista Produtividade CNPq. Membra do Grupo de Trabalho de Epidemiologia/Cooperação Triparte Brasil-Haiti-Cuba.

Alcindo Antonio Ferla, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

Médico sanitarista; doutor em educação e saúde (UFRGS). Professor adjunto da Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Membro do Grupo de Trabalho de Epidemiologia/Cooperação Triparte Brasil-Haiti-Cuba

Joyce Mendes Shramm, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

Médica, mestre em Saúde Pública e doutora em Saúde Coletiva. Pesquisadora da Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Membra do Grupo de Trabalho de Epidemiologia/Cooperação Triparte BrasilHaiti-Cuba.

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How to Cite

Meneghel, S. N., Ferla, A. A., & Shramm, J. M. (2012). Burn! - the use of a historical film in health education, Haiti, 2012. Revista Eletrônica De Comunicação, Informação & Inovação Em Saúde, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.3395/reciis.v6i2.577

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2012)

Section

Reviews of books and audiovisual productions

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