Abstract
Este capítulo procura relacionar os estudos recentes sobre a circulação de ideias no final do século XVIII com sua congênere social, a circulação das elites. A ida de um conjunto de Luso-brasileiros até a França para se formarem em Medicina na Universidade de Montpellier permite perceber os diferentes elementos socioculturais que motivaram estes jovens. Mas os mecanismos de circulação de ideias não foram levados em consideração quando se trata destes filhos de famílias abastadas que empregaram seus conhecimentos em diferentes regiões do império «em troca» de honras e benefícios. A vida em França e supostos envolvimentos políticos têm sobreposto o que parece ter sido a mais forte razão para estes portugueses da América terem partido para o Languedoc.
This chapter aims to relate recent studies on the circulation of ideas in the late 18th century with its social counterpart, the circulation of elites. The departure of a group of Luso-Brazilians to France in order to graduate in Medicine at the University of Montpellier allows modern scholars to understand the different sociocultural elements that motivated these young people. However, the mechanisms for the circulation of ideas were not taken into account when analyzing with these sons of wealthy families who applied their knowledge in different regions of the empire «in return» for honors and benefits. The life in France and alleged political involvements have overlapped what seems to be the strongest reason for these students from Portuguese America to have left for the Languedoc.
This chapter aims to relate recent studies on the circulation of ideas in the late 18th century with its social counterpart, the circulation of elites. The departure of a group of Luso-Brazilians to France in order to graduate in Medicine at the University of Montpellier allows modern scholars to understand the different sociocultural elements that motivated these young people. However, the mechanisms for the circulation of ideas were not taken into account when analyzing with these sons of wealthy families who applied their knowledge in different regions of the empire «in return» for honors and benefits. The life in France and alleged political involvements have overlapped what seems to be the strongest reason for these students from Portuguese America to have left for the Languedoc.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Cross-cultural Exchange and the Circulation of Knowledge in the First Global Age |
Editors | Amélia Polónia, Fabiano Bracht, Gisele C. Conceição, Monique Palma |
Place of Publication | Porto |
Publisher | Afrontamento | Centro de Investigação Transdisciplinar “Cultura, Espaço e Memória” (CITCEM) - Universidade do Porto |
Pages | 37-52 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Volume | 1 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-972-36-1635-4, 978-989-8351-88-3 |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- Universidade de Montpellier;
- Ideias e elites
- História da Medicina
- Educação Médica
- University of Montpellier
- Ideas and elites
- History of Medicine
- Medical Education