CULANTH196FS

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Patient and Research Participant Activism and Advocacy

Cultural Anthropology Department A&S - Arts and Sciences

Subject

CULANTH

Catalog Number

196FS

Title

Patient and Research Participant Activism and Advocacy

Course Description

In the 1960s, patients appropriated the language and tactics of the civil rights movement to advance clinical and research agendas. Today patient activism is evolving, leading to new solutions, dilemmas, and organizational structures. This course will examine patient and research participant activism and the ways it challenges conventional notions of expertise, amateurism, 'human subjects protections,' and minimization of risk. Students will bring the tools of journalism, anthropology, humanities scholarship, public policy and community engagement/citizen science to bear on ethical and policy questions. Open only to students in the Science & the Public Focus Program cluster. Department consent required.

Grading Basis

Graded

Course Typically Offered

Fall Only

Consent (Permission Number)

Department Consent Required

Min Units

1

Max Units

1

Seminar

Crosslisted Courses

General Education Curriculum Codes

STS - (STS) Science, Technology, and Society, W - (W) Writing, SB - (SB) Social & Behavioral Analysis: A&S Curriculum, WR - (WR) Writing: A&S Curriculum, SS - (SS) Social Sciences