HIST UN2523

Through assigned readings and a group research project, students will gain familiarity with a range of historical and social science problems at the intersection of ethnic/racial/sexual formations, technological networks, and health politics since the turn of the twentieth century. Topics to be examined will include, but will not be limited to, black women's health organization and care; HIV/AIDS politics, policy, and community response; benign neglect; urban renewal and gentrification; medical abuses and the legacy of Tuskegee; tuberculosis control; and environmental justice.

I learned a broad overview of historical health inequalities existing in our healthcare system

I learned about the societal and scientific aspects of health inequities apparent in marginalized populations in the US including specific cases, important vocabulary, and generalized thought.

I learnt a lot about structural racism and how it has played into many of the health issues that have plagued the nation.

I learned a lot in this course. It felt like a very extensive introduction to the history of public health in the US. We covered a lot of different topics and utilized a variety of different sources and media to unpack it all.

An overview of different ways/reasons people of color faced health disparities and ways in which medical issues where racialized with a focus on diabetes, tuberculosis, eugenics, psychiatry, and sickle cell anemia.

Instances of health inequality throughout US history

I learned about how to best succeed in a history course, and new perspectives on important social and medical topics.

I learned a whole new perspective on medicine in America. Everything from obstetrics to mental health has been stigmatized and filled with racial judgement.

I learned about inequalities present in society through the scope of health, but more importantly, I learned to be more critical of the institutions that make up much of the infrastructure in this country today.