STS 2561

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STS 2561
Medicine and Healing in China

Course information provided by the 2023-2024 Catalog. Courses of Study 2023-2024 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

An exploration of processes of change in health care practices in China. Focuses on key transitions, such as the emergence of canonical medicine, of Daoist approaches to healing and longevity, of "scholar physicians," and of "traditional Chinese medicine" in modern China. Inquries into the development of healing practices in relation to both popular and specialist views of the body and disease; health care as organized by individuals, families, communities, and states; the transmission of medical knowledge; and healer-patient relations. Course readings include primary texts in translation as well as secondary materials.


Distribution Category (ALC-AS, HA-AS, HST-AS)

When Offered Fall.

Breadth Requirement (GHB)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2262, BSOC 2561, CAPS 2262, HIST 2562

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10508 STS 2561   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR Uris Hall 202
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Hinrichs, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17959 STS 2561   DIS 201

  •  
    • F McGraw Hall 145
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17960 STS 2561   DIS 202

  •  
    • F Uris Hall 204
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17961 STS 2561   DIS 203

    • F
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Department Consent Required (Add)

  • 17962 STS 2561   DIS 204

    • F
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Department Consent Required (Add)