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Nov 24, 2024
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ANTH 227 - Medical Anthropology Semester Offered: First Semester Full Course Credits: 4 credits Attribute: 4SS, CD, WINT
This course will cultivate an anthropological understanding of the intersections between disease, health, society, the body, culture, and global political economy. Drawing on accounts from across the globe, our topics will include: comparative study of health systems; cross-cultural definitions and understandings of disease, illness, and health; bodies, medicine, and the media; maladies from chronic pain to AIDS to cholera; topics in disability studies and fat studies; health, ethics, and morality; health inequalities; and global health.
Enrollment Limit: 25 Instructor: C. Biruk
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) : Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies
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