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Campus | Bryn Mawr |
Semester | Fall 2020 |
Registration ID | HISTB337001 |
Course Title | Topics in African History-Hist of Global Health Africa |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | Health Studies |
Instructor | Ngalamulume,Kalala J. |
Times and Days | T 07:10pm-10:00pm
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Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2205 This is a topics course. Topics vary.; The course will focus on the issues of public health history, social and cultural history of disease as well as the issues of the history of medicine. We will examine the histories of global initiatives to control disease in Africa from an interdisciplinary perspective (history, and social and biomedical sciences), using case studies from across the continent. These initiatives involve the relationship between states, NGOs, universities, pharmaceutical companies, food industry, and other nonstate actors. We will explore various themes, such as the indigenous theories of disease and therapies; disease, imperialism, and medicine; medical pluralism in contemporary Africa; the emerging diseases, medical education, women in medicine, and differential access to health care. We will also explore the questions regarding the sources of African history and their quality. Haverford: B: Analysis of the Social World (B), Social Science (SO) Enrollment Cap: 15; Postbacc Spaces: 4: If the course exceeds the enrollment cap the following criteria will be used for the lottery: Major/Minor/Concentration; Senior; Junior; Sophomore; Synchronous T, 19:00-22:00 PM |
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