INTS 228 - Health,Disease and Medicine in South Asia

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Trinity College

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How did British administrators and Indian leaders respond to the plague epidemic of the late 1890s Why have Indian feminists critiqued population control policies and reproductive technologies Have the victims of the Bhopal disaster received compensation from Union Carbide or the Indian government This course will examine health, disease, and medicine in South Asia in their relations to economic, political, and cultural history. We will focus on competing conceptions of the body, health, and disease; the relation of medicine to colonial expansion and nationalist assertion; the impact of state and private patronage of medical systems; the influence of gender, race, class, caste, and religion on disease patterns and access to health services; and the role of social movements organized around health issues. Excerpts from classical Ayurvedic texts and American medical missionary reports as well as selected anthropological and historical works will form the core readings for this course. 1.00 units, Seminar

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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