ANT 320 - Ethnomedicine

Units: 3
When Offered: Spring (even years)
A general survey to the field of medical anthropology, with a special focus on ethnomedicine. Topics covered include cross-cultural views of human health, disease and illness, healing, and ideologies of the body. Theoretical and methodological approaches used by medical anthropologist are also taught as they shed light on different ethnomedical systems. Special focus will be on reading ethnographic materials from Western and non-Western setting to explore how health, illness, and healing are culturally shaped and mediated.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): ANT 225, BEH 100, or permission of the Dean