IDPT 19919 - From Birth to Death: Health and Healing

Course Credit: 0.5
Maximum Credit: 0

From Birth to Death: Health and Healing This course will examine concepts of health and illness through the lens of the humanities, social sciences and biosciences. We will study how societies manage healthy bodies as well as those that are “diseased,” taking into account different experiences based on gender, race, socio-economic strata, and stage of life. The course will cover topics such as reproductive health, eugenics, epidemics, aging and death, bioethics, and pain management. Students will take away from this class an understanding of the complex relationship between healthcare structures and embodied experiences of different populations. S/NC