2009 Fall CULANTH 191U-01
Bulletin Course Description Same as Cultural Anthropology 191T except taught in writing intensive manner. Instructor: Nelson
(Instructor named in bulletin description above may not be current. For current instructor, see listing below.)
Title MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY Department CULANTH Course Number 2009 Fall 191U Section Number 01 Primary Instructor Nelson,Diane M Prerequisites
Synopsis of course content
This course explores cross cultural experiences and understandings of health and illness, the body and non-biological aspects of medicine. We will examine culture-specific sickness (like envidia, running amok, attention deficit disorder). The course also addresses class, race, and gender inflected experiences of health. This course has been approved for the Global Health Certificate at Duke.
