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HUMBIO 176A

Medical Anthropology (ANTHRO 82, ANTHRO 282)

UNITS:3-5
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:WAY-EDP, WAY-SI

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.

Syllabus for selected term:
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Sections

2 Terms
Lecture 1Open
ID: 7444
0 / 50 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:3 PM – 4:20 PM
LOCATION:260-113
INSTRUCTOR:
Jain, S. Lochlann
units
Discussion 1Open
ID: 7739
0 / 10 enrolled
DAYS:Monday
TIME:11:30 AM – 12:20 PM
LOCATION:160-314
units
Discussion 2Open
ID: 12027
0 / 10 enrolled
DAYS:Monday
TIME:1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
LOCATION:Gilbert Biological Science 117
units
Discussion 3Open
ID: 12028
0 / 10 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday
TIME:4:30 PM – 5:20 PM
LOCATION:100-101K
units
Discussion 4Open
ID: 12029
0 / 10 enrolled
DAYS:Wednesday
TIME:11:30 AM – 12:20 PM
LOCATION:Thornton 209
units
Discussion 5Open
ID: 12030
0 / 10 enrolled
DAYS:Thursday
TIME:9:30 AM – 10:20 AM
LOCATION:Econ 218
units
Discussion 6Open
ID: 12031
0 / 10 enrolled
DAYS:Thursday
TIME:4:30 PM – 5:20 PM
LOCATION:160-321
units

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

3-5 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit · GER: WAY-EDP, WAY-SI

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

  • Discussion — Monday 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM — 160-314 (Undergrad)
  • Lecture — Tuesday Thursday 3:00 PM – 4:20 PM — 260-113 — Jain, S. Lochlann (Undergrad)
  • Discussion — Thursday 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM — 160-321 (Undergrad)
  • Discussion — Thursday 9:30 AM – 10:20 AM — Econ 218 (Undergrad)
  • Discussion — Wednesday 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM — Thornton 209 (Undergrad)
  • Discussion — Tuesday 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM — 100-101K (Undergrad)
  • Discussion — Monday 1:30 PM – 2:20 PM — Gilbert Biological Science 117 (Undergrad)

Winter 2027 sections

  • Discussion — TBA TBA (Undergrad)
  • Lecture — TBA TBA (Undergrad)

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