African American Studies
AFAM 1225: Gender, Race, and Medicine
Lecture - 4 credits
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- Examines the basic tenets of “scientific objectivity” and foundational scientific ideas about race, sex, and gender and what these have meant for marginalized groups in society, particularly when they seek medical care.
- Introduces feminist science theories ranging from linguistic metaphors of the immune system, to the medicalization of race, to critiques of the sexual binary.
- Emphasizes contemporary as well as historical moments to trace the evolution of “scientific truth” and its impact on the U.
- S. cultural landscape.
- Offers students an opportunity to develop the skills to critically question what they “know” about science and the scientific process and revisit their disciplinary training as a site for critical analysis.
- AFAM 1225, HIST 1225, and WMNS 1225 are cross-listed.
Examines the basic tenets of “scientific objectivity” and foundational scientific ideas about race, sex, and gender and what these have meant for marginalized groups in society, particularly when they seek medical care. Show more.