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56476-01 - Seminar: An Introduction to the Sociology of Health and Illness (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2019 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Henri-Michel Yéré (h.yere@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | -Visit and analyse some of the foundational texts that established the sociology of health and illness as a field - Gain an understanding of the ways in which this sociology has seized hold of African situations - Foreground questions pertaining to the (co)-existence of bio-medicine with other forms/conceptions of medicine and their status thereof - Foreground questions pertaining to race/gender in relation to health and reconnect them to the wider debates on healthcare within Africa in and out of the Continent |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul: Fields: Knowledge Production and Transfer (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Fields: Public Health and Social Life (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Politik, Entwicklung und soziale Ungleichheit (Bachelor's degree subject: Sociology) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Global Ageing and Health (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Zentrum für Afrikastudien |