Health & Societies
Health & Societies brings together Swarthmore staff, students, and faculty who are interested in the cultural, ethical, economic, social, and political questions that relate to health on local, regional, and global scales. The central goal of the Health & Societies group is to highlight the important intersection of health and social justice, and the vital contributions that the social sciences and humanities make on understanding and addressing human health—past and present. This initiative is directed by Associate Professor of Anthropology Christy Schuetze.
Connect
Relevant Swarthmore Faculty:
- Diego Armus (History)
- Yvonne Chireau (Religion)
- Christy Schuetze (Anthropology)
Student Groups and Programs:
- Global Health Forum | Contact: Seetha Davis '19
- Sidney Kimmel Early Admission Program | Contact: Gigi Simeone
- Swat Doulas | Contact: Emma Morgan-Bennett '20 and Killian McGinnis '19
Other Opportunities:
- Tri-Co Medical Humanities Network | Contact: Madalina Meirosu
Learn
Examples of relevant courses at Swarthmore (please check course schedules for offerings each semester):
- ANTH 043. Culture, Health, & Illness
- ANTH 049B. Comparative Perspectives on the Body
- ANTH 053B. Anthropology of Public Health
- ANTH 133. Anthropology of Biomedicine
- ECON 075. Health Economics
- ENGL 002M. Medical Writing and Rhetoric
- FREN 017A. First-Year Seminar: Literature and Medicine
- POLS 048. The Politics of Population
- PSYC 038. Clinical Psychology
- PSYC 108. Research Practicum in Clinical Psychology
- PSYC 109. Research Practicum in Social and Emotional Well-Being
- SOAN 020M. Race, Gender, Class and Environment
- SOCI 050B. Medicine as a Profession
Bi-Co Health Studies Courses for Spring 2019
Bryn Mawr Health Studies Program
Haverford Civic and Community Engagement Courses in Health Studies
Health & Societies at the University of Pennsylvania
Act
Consider internship, research, and study-abroad opportunities related to Health & Societies.
Internship Host Sites
Contact Elizabeth Stiles '20 (LCA for Public Health) for more details.
What We’re Reading
- “Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-First Century” by Dorothy Roberts
Contact Us
Lang Center Contact: Katie Price
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