Epidemics and the Politics of Blame: Eugenic and Racial Logics in Shaping U.S. Health Policy

3 credits

Explores how social inequality affects both public sentiment and public health measures during epidemics. Students develop a critical understanding of how enduring lines of social inequality shape public sentiment, medical knowledge, and public health policies during epidemics. Recommended: coursework in either bioethics and humanities, sociology, or public health. Offered: W.