AFR 340 - Seminar.Topics in African-American History

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Wellesley College

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Description:

Patterson Topic for 2009-10: Health, Medical Professionals, and the Body in the African Diaspora. This course examines the major nineteenth- and twentieth-century local and global health developments that have impacted the public and private lives of people of African descent. The course includes an assessment of how pharmacists, nurses, and physicians navigate their respective medical fields in the African-Atlantic world, with emphasis on the United States, Senegal, and Cuba. This course considers how traditional and modern medical philos-ophies converge and diverge in urban planning, disease management, and public health policy. It further considers how individuals and communities respond to these policies. Prerequisite: One 200-level course of relevance to Africana Studies or permission of instructor. Distribution: Historical Studies or Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wellesley.edu

Phone Number:

(781) 283-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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