Intervening in the nation's future:

discursive practices on childhood at the Hygiene Post in the city of Novo Hamburgo (1939-1960)

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https://doi.org/10.5935/2177-6644.20260018

Abstract

This article analyzes the discursive practices concerning childhood at the Novo Hamburgo Hygiene Post (1939-1960) as a microcosm of Brazilian biopolitics. Through the discursive analysis of journalistic and photographic enunciations, it is inferred that the sanitary practices of this health space were imbued with hygienist enunciations aimed at shaping local childhood according to the ideal of a productive and healthy Brazilian nation in the mid-20th century.

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  • Jean Jeison Führ (Feevale), Feevale University

    Doctoral student in Cultural Processes and Manifestations - Feevale University. Master's degree in Social Sciences - UNISINOS. Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences - UFRGS. Bachelor's degree in Law - Feevale University.

  • Quésia Katúscia Gasparetto (SEDUC-RS), Secretaria Estadual da Educação do Rio Grande do Sul
    Master's degree in History - UNISINOS. Specialist in History and Geography Teaching - UNINTER. Bachelor's degree in History - Feevale University.

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Published

2026-06-26

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Vol. 17 No. 1 (2026): História das infâncias e juventudes na América Latina: experiências, discursos e políticas sociais

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Dossiê | Special Issue | Dossier

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Intervening in the nation’s future: : discursive practices on childhood at the Hygiene Post in the city of Novo Hamburgo (1939-1960). (2026). TEL Tempo, Espaço E Linguagem, 17(1), 341-364. https://doi.org/10.5935/2177-6644.20260018