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STS 341 - The Globalization of Biomedicine
Fall 2023, Section 001
Instruction Mode: Section 001 is  In Person (see other Sections below)
Subject: Science, Technology & Society (STS)
Department: LSA II: Science, Tech & Soc.
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Details

Credits:
4
Requirements & Distribution:
SS
Repeatability:
May not be repeated for credit.
Primary Instructor:
Stonington,Scott
Start/End Date:
Full Term 8/28/23 - 12/6/23 (see other Sections below)
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Description

When people say “global health,” they usually mean delivering Western medicine in low-resource settings. This assumes that medicine is a universal good. Is it? Or is biomedicine also a “culture” – with values, practices, and understandings built in a particular place and time? What are medicine’s ethics, symbols, economies, experiences of the body, and politics? What happens when these things run up against other ways of viewing the world? In this course, through scholarship and popular media, and through the instructor’s experiences as a practicing physician and anthropologist, we will explore mind-bending paradoxes about what we assume to be true, explore aspects of medical practice, and describe why those practices often have unexpected results when they travel.

Schedule

STS 341 - The Globalization of Biomedicine
Schedule Listing
001 (LEC)
 In Person
34648
Open
13
 
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TuTh 2:30PM - 4:00PM2600 SKB
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
002 (DIS)
 In Person
34649
Open
4
 
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M 3:00PM - 4:00PM142 LORCH
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
003 (DIS)
 In Person
34650
Closed
0
 
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Tu 9:00AM - 10:00AM142 LORCH
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
004 (DIS)
 In Person
34651
Closed
0
 
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W 12:00PM - 1:00PM2218 SEB
8/28/23 - 12/6/23

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