HIST508
Sickness and Health in History: Approaches to Writing and Researching in Medical History
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The paper will explore how the meanings of 'sickness' and 'health' have changed over time, and how medicine has come to assume a central place in contemporary (Western) societies, with particular attention to the themes of disease and its meanings, the identification of patient populations, patient experiences and narratives, institutions, and historical understandings of the body.
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