Colonial Medicine in Post-Colonial Times: Continuity, Transition, and Change
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Colonial Medicine in Post-Colonial Times: Continuity, Transition, and Change First Joint Meeting of the Asian Society of the History of Medicine and History of Medicine in Southeast Asia Indonesian Academy of Science National Library of Indonesia Building Jakarta 27 – 30 June 2018 Apart from the opening session on Wednesday morning, the conference will be held at the 17th floor of the National Library of Indonesia building, at the headquarters of the Indonesian Academy of Sciences (AIPI). Sessions will be held in the following rooms: Room 1: Soesilo Room R. Soesilo was a leading Indonesian malariologist. He studied medicine at the Batavia Medical College (STOVIA) and the University of Amsterdam. He was the brother of dermatologist and politician R. Soetomo. He was executed by the Japanese in 1943. Room 2: Achmad Mochtar room Achmad Mochtar was the most prolific Indonesian medical scientist. After studying in the Netherlands, he worked at the Batavia Bacteriological Institute (which was nicknamed the Eijkman Institute). During the Japanese occupation, he became its director. He was executed by the Japanese in 1945 for his alleged involvement in producing tainted vaccines that killed up to 1,000 indentured labourers. Room 3: Marie Thomas room Marie Thomas was the first woman to graduate from the Batavia Medical College (STOVIA). She was from the predominatly Christian area of Minahasa, the North-easternmost tip of Sulawesi. She continued to practice medicine after marrying. After Indonesia’s independence was recognised, the continued to practice in Sulawesi. The conference organisers wish to express their gratitude to the Indonesian Academy of Sciences (AIPI), the National Library of Indonesia (PNRI), the University of Sydney, and the Netherlands Society of Tropical Medicine for their generous contributions to this conference. 2 Wednesday, 27 June 2018 09.00 – 9.30 Welcome Auditorium, National Library of Indonesia, 2nd floor Sangkot Marzuki, President of the Indonesian Academy of Sciences (AIPI) Wen-Ji Wang, Asian Society of the History of Medicine Hans Pols, History of Medicine in Southeast Asia 9.30 – 10.15 Plenary Address Auditorium, National Library of Indonesia, 2nd floor Chair: Hans Pols Probing the Turbulent Transition of 1940-1955: From Eijkman Instituut to Lembaga Eijkman Sangkot Marzuki, President Indonesian Academy of Sciences (AIPI) 10.15 – 10.30 Break 10.30 – 12.15 Plenary Session 1 The Medical Journal of the Dutch Indies (1852-1942): Historical Perspectives Auditorium, National Library of Indonesia, 2nd floor Chair: Sangkot Marzuki, AIPI The Malaria Expedition of Dr. Robert Koch through Java in 1899 Jan-Peter Verhave, Netherlands Society of Tropical Medicine Infants, Toddlers and Children in the Medical Journal of the Dutch Indies Anjo Veerman, VU University, Amsterdam Perspectives on Mental Illness during the Dutch Colonial Era Hans Pols, University of Sydney Indonesian and Chinese authors in the Medical Journal of the Dutch Indies Liesbeth Hesselink, Independent Scholar 12.15 – 12.30 Book Launch and Presentation of the Taniguchi medal Auditorium, National Library of Indonesia, 2nd floor Launching of the books: The Medical Journal of the Dutch Indies (1852-1942: A Platform for Medical Research (Jakarta: AIPI, 2017). and Jurnal Geneeskundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch-Indie 1852- 1942: Mimbar Penelitian Kedokteran di Hindia Belanda (Jakarta: AIPI, 2018). Launched by Sangkot Marzuki, President AIPI Presentation of the Taniguchi Medal of the Asian Society of the History of Medicine Wen-Ji Wang, National Yang-Ming University 12.30 – 13.30 Lunch AIPI, 17th floor, National Library of Indonesia Building 3 13.30 – 15.30 Parallel Sessions A1 and A2 Parallel Session A1: The Medical Journal of the Dutch Indies: Historical Perspectives Soesilo Room Chair: Jan Peter Verhave, Netherlands Society of Tropical Medicine Eclampsia: An Inquiry into its Origin and Treatment Antoine Keijser, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Administration: How Colonial Medical Services Were Organised Geert van Etten, Global Health Advisor Hospitals Before and After Independence: Continuity, Transition, and Change Sjoerd Zondervan, Independent Scholar Parallel Session A2: Histories of the Malaria War: Exploring Malaria around the Japanese Occupation of Indonesia and Malaysia Achmad Mochtar Room Chair: Hans Pols, University of Sydney Malay, then Indonesian: Exploring Texts about Malaria before and after the Japanese Occupation James Collins, Kebangsaan Malaysia University Prevention of Terminal Tropical Illness: Japanese Medical Studies for the War Mayumi Yamamoto, Miyagi University “The Japanese ... Had Little or no Knowledge of the Disease”: Malaria as the Site of Colonial Knowledge Claims Sandra Manickam, Erasmus University ‘Kehidoepan Njamoek Malaria’ and ‘Obat-Obatan Asli’: Wartime Public Health Efforts seen through Indonesian Print Materials on Java William Bradley Horton, Akita University 15.30 – 16.00 Break 16.00 - 17.30 Parallel Sessions B1 – B2 Parallel session B1: The Future of Medical Research and Medical Care in Asia Soesilo Room Chair: Harry Wu, University of Hong Kong Direct-to-Consumer Markets for Stem Cells: A Comparative Analysis of Australia, Japan and Singapore Tamra Lysaght, National University of Singapore Emerging Gene Technologies and their Legalities in Southeast Asia: A Postcolonial Exploration Sonja van Wichelen, University of Sydney 4 Parallel Session B2: Reshaping Medicine and Nursing after World War II in Taiwan Achmad Mochtar Room Chair: Hsiu-yun Wang, National Cheng Kung University Competing for the State: The Medical Market, the Profession and the Taiwan Medical Association in Early Post-war Taiwan Hung Bin Hsu, National Cheng Kung University Chow Meiyu and Military Nursing Training in Taiwan, 1950s-1970s Shu-Ching Chang, Chang Gung University, Taiwan A History of Radioactive Iodine Treatment for Hyperthyroidism in Taiwan Hsiu-yun Wang, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan 18.00 Dinner – at AIPI Thursday, 28 June 2018 All sessions will take place at AIPI, 17th floor, National Library of Indonesia Building 9.00 – 10.00 Plenary Session 2 Ethics and Medicine Soesilo Room Chair: Warwick Anderson, University of Sydney Dynamic Cultural Ethics in Treating Human Remains: Intersections of Beliefs, Sciences and Human Values on Re-study, Disposition, Repatriation and Reburial Claudia Surjadjaja, ALERTAsia Foundation Disenfranchised Exit: Transformation of End-of-Life Care from Moral Economy to Modern Medicine in Hong Kong and Singapore Harry Wu, University of Hong Kong 10.00 – 10.30 Break 10.30 – 12.30 Parallel sessions C1 – C2 Parallel Session C1: Medicine in Colonial Times Soesilo Room Chair: Ravando, University of Melbourne Filipino Physicians in Spanish Colonial Philippines: The Relation to Imperial Medicine with a Focus on Late 19th Century’s Manila Yoshishiro Chiba, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido The Changes of the Responses to Epidemics in the Philippines During the Era of American Domination Chenyang Wang, Peking University Plague and its Handling in the Residence of Surakarta in 1915-1922 Wasino, Semarang State University Medical Recipe Books in the Dutch East Indies, 1875-1940 5 Liesbeth Hesselink, Independent Scholar Parallel session C2: Indonesia’s 1965 Tragedy: Towards a Redefinition of History? Marie Thomas Room Chair: Tyas Suci, Atma Jaya Catholic Univ of Indonesia, Jakarta Breaking the Silence: Cultural and Religious Pathways of Surviving the Stigma of Indonesia’s 1965 Political Upheaval Ninik Supartini, Elemental Productions, Los Angeles Mahar Agusno, Gadjah Mada University Silencing the Truth: How Society Confronts the 1965 Tragedy Nani I.R. Nurrachman-Sutoyo, Atma Jaya Catholic Univ of Indonesia, Jakarta Performing Songs and Staging Theatre Performances as a Way of Working through the Trauma of the 1965 Indonesian Mass Killings Dyah Pitaloka, University of Sydney 12.30 – 13.30 Lunch 13.30 – 15.30 Parallel sessions D1 – D3 Parallel session D1: Modern Cities and Urban Sanitation in Asia Soesilo Room Chair: Bok Kyu Yum, University of Seoul Changes in the Treatment of Excrement in Korea, 1880-1930s Yunjae Park, Kyung Hee University Urban Sanitation and Plague Prevention in Modern Shanghai: Focusing on Smallpox Vaccine Jeongeun Jo, Kyung Hee Univesity The Control of Venereal Diseases in Colonial Delhi and Urban Hygiene Woonok Yeom, Korea Univesity Parallel Session D2: Insanity, Mental Illness, and Psychiatry, I Achmad Mochtar Room Chair: Byron Good, Harvard University Individuals? Asylum Care in the Netherlands Indies, 1910-1940 Sebastiaan Broere, University of Amsterdam The Insulin Myth in Chinese Psychiatry: A Study on Insulin Coma Therapy in China Xiaoyang Gu, Capital Medical University, China Neurasthenia, Psy Sciences, and the Great Leap Forward Wen-Ji Wang, National Yang-Ming University Media Reports on Suicide in Indonesia (1952-1953) Benny Prawira, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia 6 Parallel Session D3: Medicine, Power, Trade, and Decolonisation Marie Thomas Room Chair: Anjo Veerman, VU University The Japanese Medicine Business in the Netherlands East Indies Meta Sekar Puji Astuti, Hasanuddin University Power Relations and Public Health Knowledge in Bali I Nyoman Wijaya, I Nyoman Sukiada & Anak Agung Ayu Dewi Girindrawardani, Udayana University Health Equity and Community Empowerment in Indonesia: An example of a Colonial Inheritance in Health Rodri Tanoto, University of Indonesia The History of Health Care Philanthropy in Indonesia Laksono Trisnantoro, Gadjah Mada University