Health, Illness and Culture

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Cultural difference is a central preoccupation of health humanities, reflective of the discipline’s expansion as well as the increasing diversity of US society. In this course, we will explore how bodies, health, and pathology have been conceptualized in different cultures and at different times; how social categories such as gender, sexuality, race, and class are implicit in these concepts; and how these concepts shape different understandings of healthcare and health regimens.