Health, Culture, Power: Topics in Medical Anthropology.

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Examines the relationship between health, culture, and power, from the perspective of critical medical anthropology. Students will develop cross-cultural, historical, and ethical perspectives on health and explore the socio-cultural factors that contribute to health inequity. We will explore various health-oriented social movements to understand how injustice is embodied, as health has become a key vernacular of justice in a biopolitical era.