LATAM 3160
Cultures of Health in Latin America
This course is a survey of the cultural and political-economic aspects of health, illness, and embodied difference in Latin America. We will approach these themes from an interdisciplinary perspective with an emphasis on anthropology and history, exploring how local, national, regional, and global factors affect health and healthcare and how people experience and respond to them. Topics will include interactions between traditional healing practices and biomedicine; the lasting impacts of eugenic sciences on contemporary ideas about race and disability; the unequal impacts of epidemic disease; Indigenous cosmologies and healing systems; the politics of access to healthcare; the cultural and political specificities of reproductive health; and the intersections of race, gender, ethnicity, class, and bodily capacities in the pursuit of well-being. This course is designed for students of all levels interested in health and/or Latin American cultures. It will be taught in English.
Instructors
Cuairan Chavarria, Eliza Williamson, Paco Tijerina, Pili Cuairan Chavarria, Tijerina
Reviews
2 or less hrs/week
Incredibly easy class while also being interesting. attendance was graded
1/12/2025
2 or less hrs/week
This class is very chill, attendance is just very very important. You get two unexcused absences but the professor is very understanding if you email him explaining why you are missing class. There are lots of small assignments to keep track of but they are very straightforward.
12/19/2024
2 or less hrs/week
Attendance is super important for this class. Make sure you complete the readings and get the assignments done on time and you will have an A in the class. Content is very interesting and class discussions are insightful.
5/25/2024
2 or less hrs/week
Not super hard, there's a lot of little assignments that you have to remember to do but if you do them then you'll get a 100
5/23/2024
She seems interested in her subject but is just starting out teaching so definitely needs to figure out her style and presence. Lectures are not very engaging and she doesn't have much control over the class. A bit disorganized. Moderately accessible but not that involved in terms of working with/responding to individual students' concerns.
12/20/2023