HEALTH, DISEASE AND HEALING II

HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212

A survey of different conceptions of how the body as a site of sickness has been understood from Antiquity to contemporary medicine. Includes consideration of the origins and evolution of public health, the changing social role of healers, and the emergence of the modern "standardized" body in health and illness.

HISTSCI 909

Readings and/or research on the history of biology and medicine. Topics vary.

HISTSCI/MEDHIST 919

Analyzes the scientific and social aspects of the development of modern medicine and public health in Europe and America.

MEDHIST 708

Advanced readings in primary and secondary literature concerning medicine in Europe from the 18th century to mid-20th century, investigating changes in disease and demography, state interest in health care, and medical professions, and both scientific and alternative medical ideas.

HISTSCI/MEDHIST 509

Health problems in the U.S. from the colonial period to the twentieth century; efforts made toward their solutions.