"Colonialism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The aggregate of various economic, political, and social policies by which an imperial power maintains or extends its control over other areas or peoples. It includes the practice of or belief in acquiring and retaining colonies. The emphasis is less on its identity as an ideological political system than on its designation in a period of history. (Webster, 3d ed; from Dr. J. Cassedy, NLM History of Medicine Division)
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Colonialism".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Colonialism".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Colonialism" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Colonialism" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Colonialism" by people in Profiles.
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The Lancet and colonialism: past, present, and future. Lancet. 2024 Mar 30; 403(10433):1304-1308.
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Colonisation and its aftermath: reimagining global surgery. BMJ Glob Health. 2024 01 04; 9(1).
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Towards a bidirectional decoloniality in academic global health: insights from settler colonialism and racial capitalism. Lancet Glob Health. 2023 09; 11(9):e1469-e1474.
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Because its power remains naturalized: introducing the settler colonial determinants of health. Front Public Health. 2023; 11:1137428.
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Learner Milestones to Guide Decolonial Global Health Education. Ann Glob Health. 2022; 88(1):99.
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Addressing The Interlocking Impact Of Colonialism And Racism On Filipinx/a/o American Health Inequities. Health Aff (Millwood). 2022 02; 41(2):289-295.
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Anti-Racism and Anti-Colonialism Praxis in Global Health-Reflection and Action for Practitioners in US Academic Medical Centers. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 07 19; 105(3):557-560.
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Islands as Laboratories: Indigenous Knowledge and Gene Drives in the Pacific. Hum Biol. 2020 07 09; 91(3):179-188.
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American Indian historical trauma: Anticolonial prescriptions for healing, resilience, and survivance. Am Psychol. 2019 01; 74(1):6-19.
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The Salem Witch Trials-Bewitchment or Ergotism. JAMA Dermatol. 2016 05 01; 152(5):540.