Spring 2027 Anthropology UN3160 section 001

THE BODY AND SOCIETY

Call Number 00825
Day, Time & Location View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil
Points 4
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Paloma Rodrigo Gonzales
Type SEMINAR
Course Description

As an introduction to the field of medical anthropology, this seminar addresses themes of health, affliction, and healing across sociocultural domains.  Concerns include critiques of biomedical, epidemiological and other models of disease and suffering; the entwinement of religion and healing; technocratic interventions in healthcare; and the sociomoral underpinnings of human life, death, and survival.  A 1000 level course in Anthropology is recommended as a prerequisite, although not required.  Enrollment limited to 30. 4 units

Department Anthropology @Barnard
Enrollment 0 students (16 max) as of 10:05AM Saturday, July 4, 2026
Subject Anthropology
Number UN3160
Section 001
Division Barnard College
Note INSTRUCTOR+ DAYS+TIMES(TBA)
Section key 20271ANTH3160V001