Videos — Porta dos Fundos
ATTENTION! Notice about the audiovisual materials
The videos available on this page are third-party productions, such as Porta dos Fundos, and do not necessarily reflect the institutional positions of the course or its faculty.
These contents were selected as teaching resources for critical analysis, discussion, and problematization in class, especially regarding the relations between health, society, professional practices, and knowledge production.
Please note that any humorous, ironic, or provocative approaches should be understood within this pedagogical context, serving as a starting point for theoretical reflection and not as practical guidance or a technical-scientific position.
Categories
Food, diet, and nutrition
Body, exercise, and lifestyle
Illness, cure, and medicalization
Health professionals and clinical practice
Health professionals and prescribing
Risk behaviors and the moralization of health
Food, diet, and nutrition
Video "NUTRITIONIST"
YouTube video description: "There was a time when eating was a pleasurable activity. But times have changed, and today eating is one of the most distressing things for a person. Your choices boil down to what will kill you soon versus what will kill you shortly. To protect yourself, try to eat light, colorful, and trendy foods and stay informed about what is "in" this season."
Video "DIETS"
YouTube video description: “Losing weight has never been so easy. Just follow the diet of the moment and completely ignore any previous guidance. After all, if it worked for someone on the internet, it should work for you too.”
Body, exercise, and lifestyle
Video "MONDAY CLASS"
YouTube video description: “Monday is the official day to restart a healthy life. The problem is that this decision has to be made every week.”
Video "SATURDAY CLASS"
YouTube video description: “Not even the weekend escapes the obligation to keep the body in shape — after all, rest also has to be productive.”
Health professionals and prescribing
Video "PHARMACY"
YouTube video description: “There is always a way to ask for some embarrassing product at the pharmacy. The only thing still unknown is how discreet the attendants will be.”
Video "COLLATERAL"
YouTube video description: “For every ailment there is a drug. From anxiety to zoonosis, including impotence, you just need to find the right medication for your symptoms. And there is no lack of options — herbal, homeopathic, chemical… it's all a matter of trial and error.”
Video "CHILDREN"
YouTube video description: “When caring for children's health turns into a constant search for medication, the boundary between prevention, treatment, and medicalization can become less clear.”
Health professionals and clinical practice
Video "OPERATION"
YouTube video description: “The expectation around a surgical procedure can be very different from the reality found inside a hospital.”
Video "PSYCHIC DOCTOR"
YouTube video description: “What if, besides being a doctor, the professional also had supernatural gifts? Perhaps that wouldn't change the way consultations happen all that much.”
Video "BALD"
YouTube video description: “Hair loss may seem merely cosmetic, but it quickly turns into a problem to be treated at any cost.”
Racism, prejudice, and social determinants of health
Video "FEATHER"
YouTube video description: “In a seemingly ordinary courtroom, the judge's decisions reveal that not everyone is treated the same — exposing deep and naturalized inequalities.”
