Middlebury

ANTH0340A-S21

The Traveling Tonic

The Traveling Tonic: Geographies of Medicine, Science, and the Body
Medical practice does not operate within bounded systems but moves in highly transactional and molten ways—from the circulation of classical Chinese and Indian manuscripts to transnational movements of genes, gametes, and drugs. In this seminar we draw on ethnographic examples to grasp the importance of migration in producing science. The metaphor of travel enables us to pivot from Eurocentric histories of science to disrupt what we mean by global medicine. At the same time, the figure of the tonic enables us to think about the many sorts of life (plants, distillates, vectors, etc.) that make up medicine today. (ANTH 0287) 3 hrs. sem.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
22438
Subject Code:
ANTH
Course Number:
0340
Section Identifier:
A

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Spring 2021

ANTH0340A-S21 Seminar (Bright)