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ANTHRO 282

Medical Anthropology (ANTHRO 82, HUMBIO 176A)

UNITS:3-5
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

Emphasis is on how health, illness, and healing are understood, experienced, and constructed in social, cultural, and historical contexts. Topics: biopower and body politics, gender and reproductive technologies, illness experiences, medical diversity and social suffering, and the interface between medicine and science.

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2 Terms
Lecture 1Open
ID: 7443
0 / 90 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:3 PM – 4:20 PM
LOCATION:260-113
INSTRUCTOR:
Jain, S. Lochlann
units

ANTHRO 282: Medical Anthropology (ANTHRO 82, HUMBIO 176A)

3-5 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit

Emphasis is on how health, illness, and healing are understood, experienced, and constructed in social, cultural, and historical contexts. Topics: biopower and body politics, gender and reproductive technologies, illness experiences, medical diversity and social suffering, and the interface between medicine and science.

Offered in Autumn 2026, Winter 2027 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Lecture — Tuesday Thursday 3:00 PM – 4:20 PM — 260-113 — Jain, S. Lochlann (Graduate)

Winter 2027 sections

  • Discussion — TBA TBA (Graduate)
  • Lecture — TBA TBA (Graduate)

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