HIST267
Blood, Genes, and American Culture
History
BC
Subject code
HIST
Course Number
267
Department(s)
Course Long Title
Blood, Genes, and American Culture
Cross Listed Courses
Description
Places recent popular and scientific discussions of human heredity and genetics in broader social, political, and historical context, focusing on shifting definitions of personhood. Topics include the commodification of human bodies and body parts; racial, colonial, and gendered disparities in science and medicine; and the emergence of new forms of biological citizenship. Recommended background: course work in biology and/or gender and sexuality studies.
Writing Credit
No writing credit
GEC This Course Belongs To
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