Anthropology 344 - SEM:TOPICS IN MEDICAL ANTHRO
Spring
2013
01
4.00
Donald Joralemon
Th 01:00-02:50
Smith College
39461-S13
SEELYE 202
djoralem@smith.edu
Topics course. Anthropology has a long history of studying drug use, from mind-altering substances employed in healing rituals to the global activities of the pharmaceutical industry. The seminar will sample such issues as: New Age spiritual engagement with shamanic healers, the cultures of addiction, professional guinea pigs in clinical trials, orphan drugs and the politics of global health, nuero-enhancing drugs in the academy and the drug management of normal human experiences.
Topic: Drugs. Instructor Permission. Not open to first-years, sophomores