FYW-1301 Body-Snatching: Corpses Medicine and Society

FYW (First Year Writing)
This course examines the body broadly construed. How do we contextualize the body and corpse? In what ways did physicians scientists and citizens interact with and understand the body in light of the role of anatomy in Western medicine? This course explores the social cultural anatomical and medical significance of the body. Using case studies students will analyze the connections between society and the body and will use these themes to develop their writing & analysis skills. 4 credits.