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Apr 19, 2024
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Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG] See drop-down menu above to access other catalogs.
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HIST 491 - Medicine and Society in the North Atlantic World(3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following: HIST 111, HIST 112, HIST 131, HIST 132, HIST 221, HIST 222; or consent of instructor
This course explores themes in the social history of health, medicine and gender in the English-speaking North Atlantic world, from the beginning of the 18th century to 1920. The course compares how western societies have conceived of “health” for men and women and examines how the delivery of medical care in these societies changed over time. Specific topics will include changing conceptions of the body, popular healing and medical professionalization. The course includes both lectures and seminars. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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