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| Campus | Haverford |
| Semester | Spring 2023 |
| Registration ID | HLTHH334B001 |
| Course Title | Race and Political Economy of Infectious Diseases |
| Credit | 1.00 |
| Department | Health Studies |
| Instructor | Park,Young Su |
| Times and Days | Th 01:30pm-04:00pm
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| Room Location | UN111 |
| Additional Course Info | Class Number: 1591 This course explores how race is intertwined with infectious diseases in producing persistent social and health inequalities in the U.S. and abroad. It will examine how human group difference is understood as a given and natural condition despite sociocultural, historical, political, and economic contexts that shape it. It will deal with incidents demonstrated racialized understanding of the body and racial discrimination and inequalities perpetuated in the context of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Ebola, Cholera and Covid 19.; Crosslisted: AFST,ANTH.; Pre-requisite(s): None.; Lottery Preference: declared Health Studies minors, then African studies minors or Anthropology majors; Enrollment Limit: 15 Social Science, B: Analysis of the Social World (; Hav: SO, B) |
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