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DISEASE, MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

HISTORY/HISTSCI/MEDHIST 564
Course Description

Examines the history of illness and medical practice in Latin America and the Caribbean from the colonial era until the present. Using an interdisciplinary set of sources, students will explore the different meanings of disease, body normativity, medical practice, and ideas about public health across different historical circumstances in the region.

Prerequisties

Junior standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.63

-0.54% from Historical

Completion Rate
95.83%

-1.58% from Historical

A Rate
66.67%

15.15% from Historical

Class Size
24

26.32% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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