Gabriel Antonio Abarca Brown
Postdoc
Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies
Emil Holms Kanal 6
2300 København S
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Gabriel Abarca-Brown is a postdoctoral fellow of the Decolonizing Madness project. He also is a research associate of the Research Program in History and Critical Theory of Psy Knowledge at Diego Portales University and the Transdisciplinary Laboratory in Social Practices and Subjectivity (LaPSoS) at the University of Chile (UCh). His work focuses on the intersections of psy technologies, global mental health, subjectivity, and everyday life, highlighting historical, transcultural, intersectional, and decolonial aspects. Gabriel holds a PhD in Anthropology (Dept. of Global Health and Social Medicine, King's College London (KCL)) and a MA in Adult Clinical Psychology with specialisation in Psychoanalysis (UCh). He has been a lecturer and researcher at the University of Santiago, UCh, and KCL, as well as a guest researcher at the Institute of Social Medicine at UERJ, Brazil. Besides, he has been a collaborator of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO). He co-founded the Platform for Social Research in Mental Health in Latin America (PLASMA).
Selected publications
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A historical perspective on structural-based mental health approaches in Latin America: The Chilean and Brazilian cases
Abarca Brown, Gabriel Antonio & Ortega, F., 2024, In: Critical Public Health. 34, 1, 2297918.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Toward a new relationship between history and global mental health
Antic, Ana, Abarca Brown, Gabriel Antonio, Moghnieh, Lamia & Rajpal, Shilpi, 2023, In: SSM - Mental Health. 4, 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Becoming a (Neuro)Migrant: Haitian Migration, Translation and Subjectivation in Santiago, Chile
Abarca Brown, Gabriel Antonio, 2024, In: Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Becoming a (Neuro)Migrant: Attachment, Early Stimulation, and the Government of the Future of Chile
Abarca Brown, Gabriel Antonio, 2023, In: Science, Technology, & Human Values. p. 1-26Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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¿Somos sujetos cerebrales?: Neurociencias, salud mental y sociedad
Jimenez Molina, A. & Abarca Brown, Gabriel Antonio, 2022, Ediciones Universidad Diego Portales. 416 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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La (de)colonización va por dentro: Profesionales de salud mental en el trabajo con migrantes haitianos y agrupaciones de usuarios y exusuarios activistas de servicios de salud mental en Chile
Abarca Brown, Gabriel Antonio & Montenegro, C., 2023, In: Revista de Antropología Social. 32, 2, p. 129-140Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
"No hay salud mental sin justicia social": desigualdades, determinantes sociales y salud mental en Chile
Jiménez-Molina, Á., Abarca Brown, Gabriel Antonio & Montenegro, C., 2019, In: Revista de Psiquiatría Clínica. 57, p. 7-20Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
Religión, vudú y salud mental: nuevos desafíos para los servicios de salud en Chile
Abarca Brown, Gabriel Antonio, 2019, In: Revista Chilena de Salud Pública. 23, 1, p. 68-71Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
Selected prizes
Honorable Mention - Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais Prize - Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra
Carreno Hernandez, M. (Recipient), Abarca Brown, Gabriel Antonio (Recipient) & Radiszcz, E. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
ANID BecasChile PhD scholarship
Abarca Brown, Gabriel Antonio (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
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Becoming a (Neuro)Migrant: Attachment, Early Stimulation, and the Government of the Future of Chile
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Toward a new relationship between history and global mental health
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Vida cotidiana y experiencias morales de un grupo de jóvenes en conflicto con la ley en Santiago, Chile
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